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RADT 456 Rad. Proc.
ARRT Registry Review
Question | Answer |
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The coronoid process should be visualized in profile in what position? | Medial oblique elbow |
Pacemaker electrodes can be introduced through a vein in the chest or upper extremity, where they are advanced where? | right ventricle |
The right posterior oblique position of the right acetabulum will demonstrate what? | anterior rim of the right acetabulum and right iliac wing |
A frontal view of the sternum is best accomplished by what position? | RAO |
What is the name of the condition that results in the forward slipping of one vertebra on the one below it? | Spondylolisthesis |
During atrial systole, blood flows where? | left ventricle via the bicuspid valve and right ventricle via the tricuspid valve |
What projection can be used to supplement the traditional open mouth projection when the upper portion of the odontoid process cannot be well demonstrated? | AP or PA through the foramen magnum |
True or False: The floor of the cranium includes the occipital bone | False |
A condition that results from a persistent fetal foramen ovale | Atrial septal defect |
What projection will demonstrate subacromial or subcoracoid dislocation? | PA oblique scapular Y |
To demonstrate esophageal varices, the patient must be examined in what position? | Recumbent position |
In which projection of the foot are the interspaces between the first and second cuneiforms best demonstrated? | Lateral oblique foot |
Tissue that occupies the central cavity within the shaft of a long bone in an adult is called what? | yellow marrow |
Which of the following bony landmarks is in the same transverse plane as the symphysis pubis? | Prominence of the greater trochanter |
Which position of the shoulder demonstrates the lesser tubercle in profile medially? | Internal rotation |
With the patient in the PA position, what tube angle and direction is correct for an axial projection of clavicle? | 15 to 30 degrees caudad |
Movement of a part toward the midline of the body is termed? | adduction |
The junction of the sagittal and coronal sutures is called? | bregma |
AP stress studies of the anjle may be performed for what purpose? | Following inversion or eversion injuries; to demonstrate a ligament tear |
True or False: The clavicles are considered part of the bony thorax | False |
With the patient seated at the end of the x-ray table, elbow flexed 80 degrees, and the CR directed 45 degrees laterally from the shoulder to the elbow joint, what will be demonstrated? | Coronoid process |
Structures forming the brain stem include what? | The pons, medulla oblongata and the midbrain |
What structure can be located midway between the ASIS and pubic symphysis? | Dome of the acetabulum |
The articular facets of L5-S1 are best demonstrated in what position | 30 degree oblique |
The secondary cetner of ossification in long bones is what? | epiphysis |
At what level do the carotid arteries bifurcate? | C4 |
What examination involves the introduction of a radiopaque contrast medium through a uterine cannula? | HSG |
Double contrast examinations of the stomach or large bowel ar performed to better visualize what? | Gastric or bowel mucosa |
True or False: Heart, trachea and esophagus are mediastinal structures | True |
The thoracic apophyseal joints are demonstrated with what projection? | MSP 20 degrees to the IR |