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RADT 456: Image Proc
ARRT registry review of image procedures
Answer | |
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Passes vertical through the body dividing it into left and right halves | midsagittal plane (MSP) |
the largest body habitus; large and heavy, high diaphragm, short chest area | hypersthenic |
smallest body habitus; chest is long and abdominal viscera are low and medial | asthenic |
the xiphoid tip is located at what level | T10 |
movement of a part toward the body's MSP | adduction |
what is the best way to control voluntary motion | use a short exposure time |
list 3 functions of the skeletal system | support, muscle attachment, and protection |
patient is recumbent and the head is lower than the feet | trendelenburg position |
diarthrotic joints are also described as | synovial, freely moveable |
elbow, interphalangeal joints, knee, and ankle are examples of what kind of joints | hinge (ginglymus) |
the first finger, or thumb, has 3 phalanges true or false | false; the thumb only has 2 (proximal and distal) |
list the carpal bones | trapezium, trapezoid, scaphoid, lunate, hamate, capitate, pisiform, triquetrum |
where is the CR directed for the hand | perpendicular to the 3rd MCP |
where is the CR directed for a finger | PIP (proximal interphalangeal) joint |
true or false you should remove objects such as bracelets, watches, and rings | true;they can obscure anatomy |
when positioning for a lateral elbow you should make sure | the elbow is flexed 90 degrees and the thumb is up, placing the wrist in a true lateral position |
AP shoulder with external rotation demonstrates the greater or lesser tubercule in profile | greater tubercule |
for an AP axial clavicle the CR is angled | 15-30 degrees cephalad |
what needs to be done for an AP knee, when the person has a thick pelvis > 24 cm | angle CR 3-5 degrees cephalad |
how is the CR directed for a hip using the Danelius-Miller method | perpendicular to the femoral neck |
true or false for an AP pelvis the lesser trochanters should be seen in profile | false |
arthritis, osteomalacia, and ricketts require ____ in exposure factors | decrease |
break of cortex on one side of bone only; fx found in infants and children | greenstick fx |
fx base of fifth metatarsal | Jones |
the scotty "eye" corresponds to what | pedicle |
the scotty "front foot" corresponds to what | inferior articular process |
where are the petrous pyramids located on a PA axial (Caldwell)skull | in the lower third of orbits |
where are the petrous pyramids located on a PA skull | they should fill the orbits |
typical preparation for upper GI series is | NPO after midnight |
the RAO projection of the colon shows | ascending colon and hepatic flexure |
for an AP projection of the sigmoid colon the CR is directed | 35 degrees cephalad |