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Imaging
Positioning, Landmarks and bones registry review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The coronoid process is where? | Elbow |
| Which position is the coronoid process best visualized? | Medial oblique elbow |
| Which of the following techniques would provide a PA projection of the gastroduodenal surfaces of a hypersthenic patient? | Angle CR 35-45 degrees cephalad |
| An exact PA position of the skull is positioned? | The OML perpendicular to the Image receptor (IR), the CR is perpendicular to the IR and exits at the nasion. |
| An LPO position during an upper GI in an average size patient demonstrates? | A barium filled fundus, double contrast of pylorus and duodenal bulb. |
| A lateral weight bearing foot demonstrates what? | The longitudinal arch. |
| Thyroid over activity is associated with which disease? | Graves disease. |
| How do you position an AP axial projection of the skull (Townes)? | CR directed 30 degrees caudal to OML and passing midway between the EAM. |
| What portion of the skull is best demonstrated in the Townes Method? | Occipital Bone. |
| The RPO of the right acetabulum demonstrates what? | Anterior rim of the right acetabulum and the right iliac wing. |
| When should metformin in be withheld when patients are scheduled for iodinated contrast studies? | 48 hours prior to procedure. |
| Which position is more likely to place the right kidney parallel to the IR? | LPO |
| In a merchant view of the patella the quadriceps femoris is in? | Complete relaxation. |
| What positions can be used to visualize the Odontoid process? | Fuchs Method, PA Judd Method, AP Open mouth, AP Dens, PA waters |
| A persistent fetal foremen ovale results in what? | An atrial septal defect. |
| What position will best demonstrate subacromial or subcoracoidal dislocation? | PA Scapular Y |
| In a Lateral Oblique projection of the foot, which bones are best demonstrated? | The first and second cuneiforms |
| Yellow marrow i found where? | The central cavity within the shaft of the long bone in an adult. |
| Evaluation of a lateral humerus demosntrates what? | Lesser tubercle in profile and superimposed epicondyles |
| Contrast media is introduced into the ___________ in myelography? | Subarachnoid space. |
| The Bregma is the junction of which sutures? | Sagittal and Coronal sutures. |
| The internal rotation projection of the shoulder demonstrates what? | The lesser tubercle in profile medially |
| What portion of the humerus articulates with the ulna to help form the elbow joint? | The trochlea |
| What are examples of synovial pivot articulations? | Atlantoaxial joint and the radioulnar joint |
| The lumbar transverse process is represented by what in an LPO or RPO position of the spine? | The nose of the Scotty dog |
| An injury to a structure located on the side opposite that of the primary injury is referred to as: | Contrecoup |
| The tangential view of the metatarsals and toes can demonstrate what? | Sesamoid bones |
| Apirated foreign bodies are most likely to to lodge where in an adult? | The right main stem bronchi |
| In the Trauma Axial Lateral Elbow (Coyle Method) with the CR 45 degrees laterally from the shoulder what is best seen? | Coronoid process and the trochlea |
| What are the structures of the brainstem? | Pons, medulla oblongata, and the midbrain. |
| The articular facets of L5-S1 are best demonstrated in a? | 30 degree oblique |
| What is the secondary ossification center in long bones? | The epiphysis |
| What part of the Scotty dog represents the lumbar lamina? | The body |
| At what level do the carotid arteries bifurcate? | C4 |
| Left lateral decubitus view in a double contrast BE would show best the: | Lateral wall of the descending colon and the medial wal, of the ascending colon |
| All elbow fat pads are demonstrated in which position? | Lateral elbow |
| What structures make up the mediastinum? | Heart, Trachea, and Esophagus |
| What are a couple of examples of a diarthrotic joint? | The knee and the TMJ |
| Ulnat deviation/flexing demonstrate which carpals? | Scaphoid and lateral carpals |
| Some lovers try positions that they can't handle. What does this refer to? | Carpal bones. |
| Structures that comprise the neural or vertebral arch include? | Pedicles and laminae |
| Asthenic body habitus is characterized by what? | Long and narrow thoracic cavity, low and midline stomach and gallbladder. |
| A hypersthenic body habitus is characterized by what? | Short, wide transverse heart, high and peripheral large bowel. |
| What is the plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior halves | Mid coronal plane |