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RADT456
Radiographic Procedures
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The coronoid process is visualized in profile in which position? | Medial oblique elbow |
| Of the anatomic structures listed, which one is more anterior in a lateral projection: esophagus, trachea, cardiac apex, or superimposed scapular border? | Cardiac apex |
| The right kidney is parallel with the IR in what position? | LPO |
| What bones make up the floor of the cranium? | 2 temporal bones, ethmoid, and sphenoid |
| What bones make up the calvarium? | 1 frontal bone, 2 parietal bones, and 1 occipital bone |
| A persistent fetal foramen ovale that usually closes spontaneously is termed what? | Atrial septal defect |
| What forms the "Y" in a scapular Y projection? | Acromion process, corocoid process, and humerus |
| What projection or position best demonstrates a subacromial or subcorocoid dislocation? | PA oblique scapular Y |
| What tissue is found in the central cavity of the shaft of a long bone in an adult? | Yellow marrow |
| What position best demonstrates esophageal varices? | Recumbant because the blood flows against gravity allowing the vessels to fill more completely. |
| What is the junction of the sagittal and coronal sutures? | Bregma |
| What is the benefit of placing a radiolucent sponge under the patient's waist during a lateral projection of the lumbosacral spine? | It places the vertebral column parallel with the IR and the intervertbral disk spaces perpendicular to the IR. |
| In an oblique lumbar spine, the transverse process represents what part of the "Scotty dog" that is seen? | Nose |
| What structures form the brain stem? | Pons, midbrain, and medulla oblongata |
| What position best demonstrates the lateral wall of the descending colon and the medial wall of the ascending colon during a double-contrasted BE? | Right lateral decubitus |
| Which of the following skull positions will best demonstrate the cranial base, sphenoid sinus, atlas, and odontoid process: AP axial, lateral, Waters, or SMV? | SMV |
| What structures form the brain stem? | Pons, midbrain, and medulla oblongata |
| High and horizontal | |
| The thoracic apophyseal joints are seen when? | The MSP is 20 degrees to the IR and the MCP is 70 degrees to the IR. |
| What structures comprise the neural or vertebral arch? | Pedicles and lamina |
| What part of the mandible is best seen when the head is in a PA position and the CR is directed 20 degrees cephalad? | Rami |
| What are advantages of digital subtraction angiography over film angiography? | Greater sensitivity to contrast medium and images are immediately available. |
| What body habitus has a long, narrow thoracic cavity and a low, midline stomach and gallbladder? | Asthenic |
| When is a tracheotomy used as an effective technique to restore breathing? | When there is obstruction in the respiratory pathway above the larynx. |
| What position best demonstrates a vertical fracture of the patella and the patellofemoral articulation? | Tangential patella |
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