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Positioning tests
positioning tests, evals and quizzes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| THE JOINTS BETWEEN ARTICULAR PROCESSES OF VERTEBRA ARE TERMED? zygapophyseal joints, fibrous joints, intervertebral joints, synarthrodial joints | zygapophyseal joints |
| WHICH ASPECT OF THE INTERVERTEBRAL DISK IS COMPOSED OF SEMIGELATINOUS MATERIAL? nucleus pulposus, annulus fibrosus, conus medullaris, cauda equina | nucleus pulposus |
| WHICH STATEMENT IS TRUE?all adult vertebrae are separated by intervertebral disks, all thoracic vertebrae have at least one facet for rib articulation., intervertebral disks are tightly bound to the vertebral bodies to prevent movement w/in vert.column | all thoracic vertebrae have at least one facet for rib articulation |
| WHICH FEATURE MAKES THE CERVICAL VERT. UNIQUE AS COMPARED WITH OTHER VERTEBRAE OF THE SPINE?transverse foramina and double bifid tips on spinous process, overlapping vert. bodies, presence of zygapophyseal joints, all of the above | all of the above |
| WHERE IS THE ARTICULAR PILLAR LOCATED ON A CERVICAL VERTEBRA? btwn superior/inferior articular process, btwn pedicle and body, btwn spinous process and lamina, are not present on cervical vertebrae | between the superior and inferior articular processes |
| WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING THORACIC VERTEBRAE POSSESSES NO FACETS FOR A COSTOTRANSVERSE JOINT? T10-12, T11-12, T1, non of the above | T11-12 |
| THE ZYGOPOPHYSEAL JOINTS FOR THE TYPICAL CERVICAL VERTEBRA LIE AT AN ANGLE OF ___ IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE MIDSAGITTAL PLANE? 45, 60, 70-75, 90 | 90 degrees |
| THE THYROID CARTILAGE GENERALLY CORRESPONDS TO THE LEVEL OF?C4-6, C1-2, C6-7, C7-T1 | C4-6 |
| THE XIPHOID TIP CORRESPONDS TO THE LEVEL OF? T8-9, T10-11, T7-8, T12 | T10-11 |
| ALONG WITH INCREASING THE SID, WHAT OTHER FACTOR WILL IMPROVE DETAIL FOR LATERAL/OBLIQUE PROJECTIONS OF THE C-SPINE? incerase OID, using a small focal spot, using higher kv/lower mA, Using a breathing technique. | using a smaller focal spot |
| WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING PATHOLOGIC CONDITIONS WILL REQUIRE A DECREASE IN MANUAL TECHNICAL FACTORS?advanced osteoporosis, severe scoliosis, moderate lordosis, scheuermann's disease | advanced scoliosis |
| WHICH FACTOR IS MOST IMPORTANT TO OPEN UP THE INTERVERTEBRAL JOINT SPACES FOR A LATERAL THORACIC SPINE PROJECTION? use sufficiently high kV, collimate spine region to reduce scatter, keep vertebral column parallel to table top | Keep vertebral column parallel to table top |
| WHICH POSITION/PROJECTION OF THE C-SPINE WILL BEST DEMONSTRATE THE ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT SPACES BETWEEN C1 AND C2? ap axial, lateral, 45 degree obliques, ap open mouth | AP open mouth |
| HOW MUCH CR ANGULATION IS REQUIRED FOR THE AP AXIAL PROJECTION FOR THE C-SPINE?CR perp to IR, 5-10 degree cephalad, 15-20 cephalad, 15-20 caudad | 15-20 cephalad |
| WHY ARE THE ANTERIOR OBLIQUES (RAO/LAO) PREFERRED OVER THE POSTERIOR OBLIQUES OF THE C-SPINE?more comfortable for the patient, less thyroid/breast dose, prevent overlap of the mandible over the spine, place the zygapophyseal joints closer to the IR | less thyroid and breast dose |
| WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS WILL DEMONSTRATE THE LEFT INTERVERTEBRAL FORAMINA OF THE C-SPINE? RAO, LPO, LATERAL, LAO | LAO |
| WHICH FACTOR DOES NOT APPLY TO A LATERAL PROJECTION OF THE C-SPINE?use 72inch SID, suspend respiration upon full inspiration, perform horizontal beam lateral projection if trauma is suspected, center CR to thyroid cartilage | suspend on full inspiration |
| WHY SI THE CHIN EXTENDED FOR A LATERAL C-SPINE? to open up C1-2 joint, to demonstrate the articular pillars, to open up intervertebral joint space, to prevent superimposition of the mandible upon the spine. | to prevent superimposition of the mandible upon the spine |
| T/F THE JUDD METHOD IS INTENDED TO DEMONSTRATE THE ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOING BETWEEN C1-C2 | FALSE |
| T/F THE POSTERIOR CERVICAL OBLIQUE DEMONSTRATES THE INTERVERTEBRAL FORAMINA AND PEDICLES ON THE SIDE CLOSEST TOTHE IR? | FALSE |
| WHAT TYPE OF CR ANGLE IS REQUIRED FOR POSTERIOR OBLIQUE (LPO/RPO) POSITIONS OF THE C-SPINE? 15 cephalad, 15 caudad, 5-10 cephalad, no angle Cr perp to IR | 15 degrees cephalad |
| WHICH POSITION WILL BEST DEMONSTRATE THE LEFT ZYGAPOPLHYSEAL JOINT OF THE T-SPINE ? LPO, RPO, RAO, LATERAL | RPO |
| HOW MUCH OBLIQUITY OF THE BODY IS REQUIRED FOR AN LAO PROJECTION OF THE T-SPINE (FROM TABLE)? 20, 45, 50/60, 70 | 70 DEGREES |
| WHICH PROJECTION WILL PROJECT THE DENS WITHIN THE SHADOW OF THE FORAMEN MAGNUM?ap open mouth, fuchs, twining, none of above | Fuchs |
| A RADIOGRAPH OF AN AP OPEN MOUTH OF THE C-SPINE REVEALS THAT THE ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINTS ARE NOT SYMMETRIC. ERROR?excessive CR angle, insufficient CR angle, rotation of spine, excessive flexion of head | rotation of the spine |
| RADIOGRAPH OF AP AXIAL OF C-SPINE SHOWS INTERVERT. JOINTS NOT OPEN. USED 5 DEGREE CEPH. ANGLE, 40 SID GRID, SLIGHT EXTENSION OF SKULL, CR AT THYROID CART. WHAT ALTERATION SHOULD BE MADE? CR PERP TO IR, INCREASE SID 72, CENTER CR TO GONION, ICN CR ANGLE. | increase CR angle |
| RADIOGRAPH OF LATERAL T-SPINE SHOWS EXCESSIVE DENSITY ALONG POSTERIOR SPINE, HOW TO IMPROVE?use higher speed screens and film, increase kvp/lower mas, use higher ratio grid, place a lead blocker on the tabletop posterior to the patient | Place a lead blocker on the tabletop posterior to the patient |
| A PT ENTERS THE ED DUE TO MVA. PT ON BACK BOARD AND WEARING C-COLLAR. TECH CONCERNED ABOUT ARTIFACTS. WHAT DO YOU DO?leave collar on during exposure, remove collar careful not to move pt head, ask pt to remove, ask ED physician to remove and hold pt head | leave the collar on during the exposure. |
| A LATERAL PROJECTION OF C-SPINE SHOWS UPPER ASPECT OBSCURED BY PT SHOULDERS. THIS IS ROI. WHAT TO DO?use a wedge filter/repeat exp with increased kv, angle CR 10-15 cephalad, perform with pt erect holding weights in hand, perform swimmer's lateral | Perform swimmer's lateral position |
| PT COMES TO RAD DEPTFOR T-SPINE ROUTINE. PT HISTORY OF ARTHRITIS OF SPINE. RADIOLOGISTS REQ ADD. VIEWS TO DEMO ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINTS. WHAT POSITIOn pillar view projection of interest region, swimmer's lateral projection, spot ap/lateral, 70 degree oblique | 70 degree oblique |
| T/F AN RPO POSITION OF THE CERVICAL SPINE REQUIRES A 45 DEGREE OBLQUE OF THE BODY WITH A 15-20 DEGREE CAUDAD ANGLE. | FALSE |
| T/F THE BREAST DOSE FOR A POSTERIOR OBLIQUE THORACIC SPINE IS MORE THAN FOUR TIMES THE DOSE OF AN ANTERIOR OBLIQUE. | TRUE |
| A DIGITAL CR RADIOGRAPH TAKEN OF A LATERAL T-SPINE SHOWS POOR VISIBILITY OF THE SPINE. USED 14X17, 80 KV, 80MAS, 40 SID COLLIMATED. WHAT MODS?decrease kv, decrease mas, collimate to spine, increase SID | collimate to spine |
| PT COMES TO RAD DEPT FOR FOLLOW UP ON C-SPINE. PT HAD SPINAL FUSION BTWN C5-6. WHICH PROJECTIONS WOULD PROVIDE ASSESSMENT FOR MOBILITY?cervicothoracic, ap axial vertebral arch, judd/fuchs, hyperflexion/hyperextension | hyperflexion and hyperextension projections |
| WHICH PROJECTION WILL BEST DEMONSTRATE A COMPRESSION FRACTURE OF THE THORACIC SPINE?ap, lateral, posterior oblique, anterior oblique | lateral projection |
| WHICH MODALITY WILL BEST DEMONSTRATE HNP IN THE C-SPINE? CT, hyperflexion/hyperextension lateral, MRI, nuclear medicine | MRI |
| PT ENTERS ED DUE TO MVA ON A BACKBOARD IN C-COLLAR. LATERAL C-SPINE SHOWS C1-C6. PT BROAD AND THICK SHOULDERS. NO CT AVAILABLE WHAT SHOULD TECH DO?repeat exp/increase kv, repeat lateral erect, repeat w/ arms pulled down, horizontal beam swimmers lateral. | Perform horizontal beam swimmer's lateral projection |
| AT WHAT LEVEL DOES THE DENS LIE? | C2 |
| AT WHAT LEVEL DOES THE VERTEBRA PROMINENS LIE? | C7 |
| AT WHAT LEVEL DOES THE ANTERIOR ARCH LIE | C1 |
| AT WHAT LEVEL DOES THE TYPICAL CERVICAL VERTEBRA LIE | C4 |
| AT WHAT LEVEL DOES THE LATERAL MASSES LIE | C1 |
| WHICH PROJECTION/VIEW IS CONSIDERED A "SPECIAL VIEW"? ap axial (towne) SMV submentovertex, pa (caldwell), lateral | SMV submentovertex |
| T/F TO BEST DEMONSTRATE AIR/FLUID LEVELS THE PT SHOULD BE POSITIONED IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION USING A HORIZONTAL BEAM/PROJECTION | TRUE |
| TO ENSURE THAT THE PT IS IN A TRUE LATERAL POSITION FOR A LATERAL SKULL VIEW , THE TECHNOLOGIST SHOULD ALIGN THE ___ PERPENDICULAR TO THE IR? OML, IOML, MML, interpupillary line | interpupillary line |
| A MINIMUM SID OF ___ INCHES IS RECOMMENDED FOR AN AP AXIAL PROJECTION OF THE SKULL? 72, 40, 60 | 40 |
| IN THE AP AXIAL PROJECTION (TOWNE) THE OML IS PERPENDICULAR TO THE IR AND THE CR IS ANGLED ___ DEGREES CAUDAL AND CENTERED APPROX 2.5 INCHES ABOVE GLABELLA. 15, 25, 30, 0 | 30 |
| AN XRAY OF THE SKULL CAN BE USEFUL TO DIAGNOSE SKULL FRACTURES BUT THE MOST COMMON NEUROIMAGING PROCEDURE PERFORMED IS ___. THIS PROVIDES SECTIONAL IMAGES OF THE BRAIN, BONES IN AXIAL, SAGITTAL, OR CORONAL IMAGES.. MRI, CT, NUC MED, ULTRASOUND | CT |
| IN THE PA AXIAL(CALDWELL) WITH 25-30 CAUDAD ANGULATION THE PETROUS PYRAMIDS ARE PROJECTED? in the lower 1/3 of the orbit, in the entire orbit, at or just below the inferior orbital rim, in the upper 1/3 of the orbit | at or just below the inferior orbit rim |
| T/F PLACING A LEAD BLOCKER MAT BEHIND THE PATIENT FOR A LATERAL LUMBAR SPONE HELPS IMPROVE THE IMAGE QUALITY BY REDUCING SCATTER RADIATION | TRUE |
| T/F THE KNEES AND HIPS SHOULD BE EXTENDED FOR AN AP PROJECTION OF THE LUMBAR SPINE | FALSE |
| A PATIENT COMES TO THE RAD DEPT WITH A HISTORY OF HNP. WHICH MODALITY WOULD PROVIDE THE MOST DIAGNOSTIC STUDY FOR THIS CONDITION?sonography, MRI, nuc med, radiography | MRI |
| IN THE OBLIQUE VIEW OF THE LUMBAR SPINE, IF THE PT IS PROPERLY POSITIONED A ____ DOG WILL BE SEEN/VISUALIZED?poodle, scottie, beagle, german sheppard | SCOTTIE |
| PT FALLEN OUT OF TREE ON A BACKBOARD. ER ORDERED L-SPINE SERIES. WHAT VIEW BEFORE REMOVING PT FROM BOARD AND R/O LUMBAR FX . swimmers, xtable lateral, scoliosis series, MRI w/contrast | x-table lateral |
| THE ANTERIOR RIDGE OF THE UPPER SACRUM IS CALLED THE? median sacral crest, cornua, promontory, sacral horns | PROMONTORY |
| WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING TOPOGRAPHIC LANDMARKS CORRESPONDS TO THE L2-3 LEVEL? xiphoid process, lower costal margin, iliac crest, ASIS | lower costal margin |
| PT DIAGNOSED WITH SCOLIOSIS. HOW CAN TECH HELP REDUCE PT EXPSOURE? always do ap projections, use pa projections, use breast/gonadal shadow shield, both b and c | both b and c |
| THE FOLLOWING LUMBAR SPINE PROJECTIONS ARE USED TO EVALUATE MOBILITY AT A SPINAL FUSION SITE __. bilateral oblique views, lateral flexion/extension views, ap with flexed knees, swimmers view | lateral flexion and extension views |
| THE ____ VIEW OF THE LUMBAR SPINE DEMONSTRATES THE INTERVERTEBRAL FORAMINA. oblique, lateral | lateral |
| A __ REQUIRES AN INJECTION OF IODINATED CONTRAST INTO THE SUBARACHNOID SPACE.VISUALIZES SOFT TISSUE, LESIONS, SPINAL CANAL, NERVE ROOTS, INTERVERTEBRAL DISKS. MRI, ultrasound, myelogram, nuc med | myelogram |
| WHICH FACTORS WILL GIVE BEST L-SPINE FILM WITH BREATHING TECH. WANT MAS TO BE 50. 85kvp/100ma/.5sec, 85kvp/25ma/2sec,85kvp/50ma/1sec, 85kv/50ma/2sec | 85 kVp, 25 ma 2 sec |
| ER DR WANTS TO R/O FREE AIR WITH POSSIBLE BOWEL PERF. PT UNABLE TO STAND. WHICH VIEW WILL ALLOW TECH OBTAIN FILM? KUB, dorsal decub, rt lateral decub, lt lateral decub, both b and d | both b and d |
| WHICH BONE IS PART OF THE FLOOR OF THE CRANIUM?temporal, frontal, parietal, occipital | temporal |
| HOW MANY BONES MAKE UP THE FACIAL BONE REGION? 6,8,12, 14 | 14 |
| THE WIDEST PORTION OF THE CRANIM IS FOUND AT THE LEVEL OF THE? parietal tubercles, right/left pterion, squamous portion of the temporal bone, external acoustic meatus (EAM) | parietal tubercles |
| WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE JOINT FOUND BETWEEN THE LATERAL CONDYLAR PROCESSES OF THE SKULL AND THE SUPERIOR ARTICULAR PROCESS OF C1? zygapophysea joint, intervertebral joint, atlanto-occipital joint, cervico-occipital joint | atlanto-occipital joint |
| WHICH CRANIAL BONE ARTICULATES WITH ALL THE OTHER CRANIAL BONES? parietal, ethmoid, sphenoid, none of the above | sphenoid |
| THE LEFT MASTOID FONTANEL BECOMES THE ___ IN AN ADULT? left asterion, left petrion, left bregma, squamosal sututre | left asterion |
| WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING LANDMARKS CORRESPONDS WITH THE LEVEL OF THE PETROUS RIDGE? external auditory meatus (EAM), top of ear attachment (TEA), squamosal suture inion | top of ear attachment (TEA) |
| THE PITUITARY GLAND (HYPOPHYSIS CEREBRI) IS ASSOCIATED WITH AND PROTECTED BY THE __ BONE. temporal, ethmoid, palatine, sphenoid | sphenoid |
| WHICH CRANIAL BONE CONTAINS THE FORAMEN OVALE? sphenoid, occipital, ethmoid, temporal | Sphenoid |
| WHICH CRANIAL BONE CONTAINS THE CRIBRIFORM PLATE? sphenoid, occipital, temporal, ethmoid | ethmoid |
| WHICH BEST DESCRIBES THE ANTERIOR FONTANEL FOUND IN THE ADULT SKULL? bregma, pterion, asterion, lambda | bregma |
| WHICH BEST DESCRIBES THE SMALL IRREGULAR BONES OCCASIONALLY FOUND IN THE SUTURES? asterion, wormian, sesamoid, squamosal | wormian |
| THE ETHMOID NOTCH IS PART OF WHICH CRANIAL BONE? temporal, ethmoid, sphenoid, frontal | frontal |
| AN AXIOLATERAL OBLIQUE (LAW) FOR TMJ ON A BRACHYCEPHALIC SKULL WOULD REQUIRE __ROTATION AS COMPARED WITH AN AVERAGE SKULL? more, less, same, ratation depends on pt age | less |
| WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE IN DEGRES BETWEEN THE IOML AND OML? 10, 15-2, 7-8, 20-25 | 7-8 |
| WHICH FACTOR IS MOST CRITICAL FOR DEMONSTRATING AIR/FLUID LEVELS WITHIN THE CRANIUM? medium kv, detail image receptor, short exposure time, horizontal xray beam | horizontal xray beam |
| A RADIOGRAPH OF AP AXIAL CRANIUM SHOWS THAT THE DORSUM SELLAE IS PROJECTED BELOW THE FORAMEN MAGNUM. ANTERIOR ARCH OF C1 VISIBLE W/IN FORAMEN. WHAT ERROR?excessive CR angle, insufficient CR angle, insufficient flexion of head/neck, tilt of skull | excessive CR angle |
| WHICH PROJECTION FOR SELLA TURCICA BEST SHOWS ANTERIOR CLINOID PROCESSES? pa axial/cr25cephalad to OML, pa/cr 0 to OML, ap axial/cr 30 caudal to IOML, ap axial/cr 37 caudal to IOML | ap axial, CR 30 caudal to IOML |
| WHICH DIVISION OF THE TEMPORAL BONE CONTAINS THE ORGANS OF HEARING AND EQUILIBRIUM? petrous, mastoid, squamous, antrum | petrous |
| WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SKULL PROJECTIONS RESULTS IN THE HIGHEST THYROID DOSE? ap axial (towne), submentovertex, lateral, pa axial (haas) | submentovertex |
| THE THYROID DOSE RANGE RECEIVED FOR AN AP AXIAL (TOWNE) SKULL IS? 0-5 mrad, 10-20mrad, 50-100mrad, 250-500mrad | 50-100 mrad |
| A PT COMES TO RAD DEPT, HISTORY OF POSSIBLE EROSION OF SUPERIOR ORBITAL FISSURES. WHICH PROJECTION BEST TO DEMO? pa axial w/15 caudal angle to OML, submentovertex, pa axial w/25-30 caudal angle to OML, ap axial with 37 caudal angle to OML | pa axial with a 25-30 caudal angle to OML |
| T/F BOTH CT AND MRI CAN PROVIDE RECONSTRUCTED IMAGES IN THREE PLANES; AXIAL,SAGITTAL, AND CORONAL | TRUE |
| T/F LESIONS OF DECREASED DENSITY ARE TERMED OSTEOBLASTIC LESIONS. | FALSE |
| RADIOGRAPH OF AN SMV OF CRANIUM SHOW MANDIBULAR CONDYLES ARE PROJECTED INTO PETROUS PYRAMIDS. HOW TO ALTER? increase extension of skull, increase flexion of the skull, decrease cr angulation, none of the above, | increase the extension of the skull |
| RADIOGRAPH OF PA AXIAL OF CRANIUM SHOWS PETROUS RIDGES ARE AT LEVEL OF LOWER 1/3 OF ORBIT. 15 CAUDAL ANGLE TO OML USED. HOW TO ALTER? increase extension of skull, increase flexion of skull, increase CR angulation, none of the above | none of the above positioning correct |
| MOST COMMON NEUROIMAGING PROCEDURE PERFORMED IN RAD IS ___? MRI, CT SONOGRAPHY, NUC MED | CT |
| IN THE LATERAL POSITION OF THE SKULL, THE IPL IS PERP TO THE IR. THE MIDSAGITTAL PLANE IS __ TO THE IR. parallel, perpendicular | parallel |
| AN AVERAGE SHAPED SKULL WITH A 47 DEGREE ANGLE BETWEEN THE PETROUS PYRAMIDS AND THE MIDSAGITTAL PLANE IS TERMED? mesocephalic, brachycephalic, dolichocephalic, morphocephalic | mesocephalic |
| PT WITH HISTORY OF POSSIBLE PITUITARY ADENOMA. RURAL NO CT OR MRI. WHAT POSITIONS BEST SHOWS EROSION OF SELLA TURCICA? ap axial (towne), pa caldwell, lateral, SMV | lateral |
| WHICH PROJECTION WILL PRODUCE A SKULL XTRAY WITH PETROUS RIDGES FILLING ORBITS AND SUPERIMPOSE THE SUPERIOR ORBITAL REGION? pa axial caldwell w/ 15 degree CR angle, pa axial caldwell w/ 30 degree CR angle, pa with 0 angle, none | pa projection with 0 degree CR Angle |
| __DISEASE BEGINS AS A STAGE OF BONY DESTRUCTION FOLLOWED BY BONY REPAIR RADIOGRAPH SHOWS COTTON WOOL APPEARENCE. multiple myeloma, mastoiditis, paget's disease, cholesteatoma | paget's disease |
| T/F IN XRAYS OF THE SKULL/HEAD, THE RADIATION DOSE TO THE GONADS IS NOT DETECTABLE IF ACCURATE COLLIMATION IS USED. | TRUE |
| THE MASTOID AIR CELLS ARE LOCATED WITHIN WHICH BONE? ethmoid, sphenoid, frontal, temporal | Temporal |
| T/F THE OSSEOUS LABYRINTH INCLUDES THE COCHLEA, VESTIBULE AND THE SEMICIRCULAR CANALS? | TRUE |
| WHICH PROJECTION IS LISTED AS A "SPECIAL VIEW" ap axial towne, pa caldwell, lateral, smv | smv |
| WHERE IS THE CR CENTERED FOR A LATERAL PROJECTION OF THE CRANIUM? eam, 3/4 inch anterior and 3/4 inch superior to eam, 2 inches superior to eam, midway between eam and nasion | 2 inches superior to the EAM |
| WHICH CRANIAL BONE POSSESSES THE SUPERIOR NASAL CONCHAE? ethmoid, sphenoid, frontal, temporal | ethmoid |
| WHICH CRANIAL BONE POSSESSES THE ZYGOMATIC PROCESS? ethmoid, sphenoid, frontal, temporal | temporal |
| WHICH CRANIAL BONES MAKE UP THE MAJORITY OF THE CLAVARIUM OR SKULL CAP? occipital, parietal, frontal, temporal | parietal |
| A TRAUMA PT FROMER NEEDS SKULL SERIES. PT CANNOT LIE PRONE FOR PA CALDWELL, TECH MUST DO AP REVERSE CALDWELL WHAT IS POSITIONING LINE? 15 degree caudad to OML, 15 degree cephalad to OML, 30 degree caudad to OML, 37 degree caudad to OMl | 15 degree cephalad to OMl |
| THE INTERVERTEBRAL FORAMINA OF THE L-SPINE ARE LOCATED AT AN ANGLE OF __IN RELATION TO THE MIDSAGITTAL PLANE | 90 |
| THE ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINTS OF THE UPPER LUMBAR VERTEBRAW ARE ___IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE MIDSAGITTAL PLANE | 50 |
| THE ANTERIOR PROJECTING BONY PROCESS OF THE SACRUM THAT FORMS PART OF THE INLET OF THE TRUE PELVIS IS THE | PROMONTORY OF THE SACRUM |
| ANOTHER TERM FOR THE SACRAL HORNS IS THE | CORNU OF THE SACRUM |
| WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING STRUCTURES OF THE SACRUM IS CONSIDERED TO BE THE MOST POSTERIOR | MEDIAN SACRAL CREST |
| THE LONG AXIS OF THE SACRUM IS GENERALLY ANGLED MORE POSTERIORLY IN MALES THAN FEMALES | CARTILAGINOUS/AMPHIARTHRODIAL |
| WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING TOPOGRAPHIC LANDMARKS CORRESPONDS WITH THE L4-5 VERTEBRAL LEVEL | ILIAC CREST |
| WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STRUCTURES IS LOCATED AT THE LEVEL OF ASIS | S1-2 |
| T/F THE SCOTTIE DOG SIGN IS DEMONSTRATED WITH OBLIQUE PROJECTIONS OF THE THORACIC AND LUMBAR SPINE | FALSE |
| T/F THE ANTERIOR ABLIQUE (RAO/LAO) POSITIONINGS FO THE LUMBAR SPINE WILL DEMONSTRATE THE ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINTS CLOSEST TO THE IMAGE RECEPTOR | FALSE |
| WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SHOULD BE DONE TO REDUCE SCATTER RADIATION FROM REACHING THE IMAGE RECEPTOR FOR THE LATERAL LUMBAR SACRUM AND COCCYX PROJECTIONS | PLACE A LEAD MAT ON THE TABLETOP BEHIND THE PATIENT |
| WHERE IS THE CR CENTERED FOR AN AP PROJECTION FO THE LUMBAR SPINE WITH A 14X17 INCH IR | AT THE ILIAC CREST |
| T/F AN AVERAGE OF ___SEGMENT MAKES UP THE ADULT COCCYS | 4 |
| IF THE WAIST IS SUPPORTED PROPERLY, AN AERAGE SIZE PATIENT DOES NOT REQUIRE ANY CR ANGULATION FOR THE LATERAL LUMBAR SPINE PROJECTION | TRUE |
| WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS IS NOT TRUE ABOUT THE LATERAL L5-S1 PROJECTION | A 14X17 INCH IR SHOULD BE USED. |
| WHAT CR ANGULATION SHOULD BE USED FOR AN AP AXIAL PROJECTION FO THE L5-S1 JOINT SPACE ON A MALE PATIENT | 30 CEPHALAD |
| T/F MRI IS SUPERIOR TO CT FOR EVALUATION OF SPINAL CORD AND INTERVERTEBRAL DISKS | TRUE |
| T/F CONVENTIONAL RADIOGRAPHY DOES NOT DETECT BONE LOSS FROM CONDITIONS SUCH AS OSTEOPOROSIS UNTIL BONE MASS HAS BEEN REDUCED AT LEAST 30% | TRUE |
| A KEY ADVANTAGE OF A PA PROJECTION TAKEN DURING A PEDIATRIC SCOLIOSIS STUDY AS COMPARED WITH THE AP PROJECTION IS | IT REDUCES BREAST AND THYROID DOSE BY 90% |
| WHERE IS THE CR CENTERED FOR AN AP AXIAL PROJECTION OF THE SACRUM | 2 INCHES ABOVE SYMPHYSIS PUBIS |
| THE RADIOGRAPHIC APPEARANCE ON AN OBLIQUE LUMBAR SPINE IN WHICH THE NECK OF THE SCOTTIE DOG APPEARS BROKEN SUGGESTS THE PRESENCE OF | SPONDYLOSIS |
| A DESTRUCTIVE TYPE OF LESION WITH IRREGULAR MARGINS AND INCREASED DENSITY IS AN INDICATION OF POSSIBLE | OSTEOBLASTIC TYPE OF METASTASES |
| A FRACTURE THROUGH THE VERTEBRAL BODY AND POSTERIOR ELEMENTS CAUSED BY LAP SEAT BELTS DURING AN AUTO ACCIDENT INVOLVING SUDDEN DECELERATION IS A __ FRACTURE | CHANCE |
| SCIATIC TYPE OF PAIN RESULTING FROM A "SLIPPED DISK" INDICATED | HERNIATED NUCLEUS PULPOSUS |
| WHAT CR ANGLE SHOULD BE USED FOR A LATERAL SACRUM/COCCYX PROJECTION | NONE, CR IS PERPENDICULAR TO THE IMAGE RECEPTOR |
| A RADIOGRAPH OF AN LPS PROJECTION FO THE LUMBAR SPINE REVEALS THAT THE DOWNSIDE PEDICLE IS PROJECTED TOO FAR POSTERIOR ON THE VERTEBRAL BODY. WHAT SPECIFIC POSITIONING ERROR IS PRESENT ON THIS RADIOGRAPH | EXCESSIVE ROTATION OF THE SPINE |
| A RADIOGRAPH OF A LATERAL PROJECTION FO THE LUMBAR SPINE REVEALS TAT THAT THE MID TO LOWER INTERVERTEBRAL JOINT SPACES ARE NOT OPEN. THE PATIENT'S WAIST WAS SUPPORTED. WHAT MODIFICATIONS WILL HELP OPEN THESE JOINT SPACES DURING THE REPEAT EXPOSURE. | INCREASE WAIST SUPPORT AND / OR ANGLE CR 5-8 CAUDAL |
| A RADIOGRAPH OF AN AP AXIAL COCCYX REVEALS THAT THE SYMPHYSIS PUBIS IS SUPERIMPOSED OVER THE DISTAL END OF THE COCCYX. WHAT MODIFICATION WILL CORRECT THIS PROBLEM DURING THE REPEAT EXPOSURE | INCREASE CR ANGULATION |
| A RADIOGRAPH OF AN AP AXIAL L5-S1 PROJECTION REVEALS THAT THE JOINT SPACE IS NOT OPEN. THE FOLLOWING FACTORS WERE USED ON THIS FEMALE PATIENT 80 KVP, 40 INCH SID, GRID, 35 CAUDAD ANGLE AND CR CENTERED TO THE ASIS WHAT FACTORS NEED TO BE MODIFIED | CHANGE THE DIRECTION OF THE CR ANGULATION |
| A PATIENT COMES TO RADIOLOGY FOR A STUDY OF THE LUMBAR SPINE. THE INITIAL RADIOGRAPHS DEMONSTRATE POTENTIAL PATHOLOGY INVOLVING THE L5-S1 ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT. WHAT POSITIONS AND/OR PROJECTIONS WOULD BEST DEMONSTRATE THIS JOINT SPACE | RIGHT AND LEFT 30 OBLIQUE PROJECTIONS |
| A PATIENT COMES TO RADIOLOGY FOR A FOLLOW UP STUDY OF THE LUMBAR SPINE THE PATIENT HAD A SPINAL FUSION PERFORMED AT THE L3-4 LEVEL WHICH POSITION WOULD DEMONSTRATE THE DEGREE OF MOVEMENT AT THE FUSION SITE | LATERAL HYPEREXTENSION AND HYPERFLEXION PROJECTIONS |
| A PATIENT COMES IN WITH A POSSIBLE COMPRESSION FRACTURE OF L3. WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING POSITIONING ROUTINES WOULD BEST DEMONSTRATE THE BODY OF L3 AND THE INTERVERTEBRAL JOINT SPACES ABOVE AND BELOW IT | COLLIMATED PA AND LATERAL PROJECTIONS |
| A GERIATRIC PATIENT COMES TO RADIOLOGY FOR A LUMBAR SPINE SERIES. SHE HAS SEVERE KYPHOSIS OF THE THORACOLUMBAR SPINE. WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING MODIFICATIONS SHOULD BE APPLIED TO THIS PATIENT | PERFORM ALL POSITIONS ERECT |
| A FEMALE PT BROUGHT TO ER DUE TO MVA. COMPLAINT OF LOWER LUMBAR REGION PAIN. ER PHYSICIAN ORDERS LUMBAR SERIES. TECH LEARNS PT IS PREGNANT. ER PHYSICIAN IS AWARE STILL WANTS SERIES DONE. WHAT CAN TECH DO TO MINIMIZE DOSE | USE HIGHER KV THAN NORMAL, REDUCE MAS ACCORDINGLY, INCREASE SID, COLLIMATE AS MUCH AS FEASIBLE |
| T/F THE USE OF DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY IS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR STUDIES OF THE SACRUM AND COCCYX | FALSE |
| FOR A LATERAL L5-S1 PROJECTION, THE CR MUST BE PARALLEL TO THE | INTERILIAC LINE |
| T/F THE LPO POSITION FOR SACROILIAC JOINTS WILL BEST DEMONSTRATE THE RIGHT JOINT | TRUE |
| A RADIOGRAPH OF THE LEFT SI JOINT DEMONSTRATES IT OPEN AND CLEARLY SEEN. WHICH POSITION WAS PERFORMED | RPO |
| RADIOGRAPHS OF OBLIQUE PROJECTIONS OF THE SI JOINTS DO NOT CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE THE INFERIOR / DISTAL ASPECT OF THE JOINTS. WHAT CAN TECH DO TO BETTER DEMONSTRATE THIS REGION | ANGLE CR 15-20 CEPHALAD |
| WHERE IS THE CR CENTERED FOR POSTERIOR OBLIQUE PROJECTIONS OF THE SI JOINTS | 1 INCH MEDIAL TO UPSIDE OF ASIS |
| WHAT IS THE LARGEST IMMOVABLE BONE OF THE FACE | MAXILLA |
| WHICH FACIAL BONE FORMS THE MAJORITY FO THE HARD PALATE | MAXILLA |
| WHICH THREE CRANIAL BONES ARTICULATE DIRECTLY WITH THE ZYGOMATIC BONE. | FRONTAL SPHENOID TEMPORAL |
| WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STRUCTURE ARE DESCRIBED AS SCROLL LIKE PROJECTIONS FOUND IN THE NASAL CAVITY | CONCHAE |
| WHICH TWO BONES FORM THE BONY NASAL SEPTUM | ETHMOID AND VOMER |
| THE UPPER AND LOWER TEETH ARE EMBEDDED IN THE | ALVEOLAR PROCESSES |
| WHAT PRIMARY TYPE FO JOINT MOVEMENT OCCURS WITH THE TMJ | BICONDYLAR |
| WHICH SINUS OFTEN PRODUCES AN AIR/FLUID LEVEL INDICATING A BASILAR SKULL FRACTURE | SPHENOID |
| T/F INFECTIONS INVOLVING THE UPPER TEETH MAY INVOLVE SINUSES | FALSE |
| T/F THE LATERAL PROJECTION OF THE FACIAL BONES IS TYPICALLY A UNILATERAL PROJECTION | TRUE |
| T/F FOR A LATERAL FACIAL BONES PROJECTION, THE CHIN SHOULD BE ADJUSTED SO THE IOML IS PERP TO THE FRONT EDGE OF THE IR | TRUE |
| WHERE SI THE CR CENTERED FOR A LATERAL PROJECTION OF THE FACIAL BONES | ZYGOMA, MIDWAY BETWEEN THE EAM AND THE OUTER CANTHUS |
| WHAT IS THE ANGLE BETWEEN THE OML AND THE PLANE FO THE IMAGE RECEPTOR FOR THE PARIETOACANTHIAL (WATERS) PROJECTION | 37 |
| T/F THE 15 PA AXIAL CALDWELL PROJECTIOON PRODUCES AN UNOBSTRUCTED VIEW OF THE MAZILLA | FALSE |
| WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING PROJECTIONS WILL BEST DEMONSTRATE THE BONY NASAL SEPTUM | PARIETOACHANTHIAL |
| T/F THE LATERAL PROJECTION FOR THE NASAL BONES IS GENERALLY A UNILATERAL PROJECTION | FALSE |
| THE CR MUST BE PLACED PARALLEL TO THE __ POSITIONING LINE FOR THE SUPEROINFERIOR PROJECTION OF NASAL BONES | GLABELLOALVEOLAR |
| WHICH PROJECTIONS OF THE MANDIBLE RESULTS IN THE GREATEST THYROID DOSE | SUBMENTOVERTEX |
| WHAT CAN THE TECH DO IF THE PT CANNOT EXTEND THE HEAD AND NECK ADEQUATELY FOR THE ROUTINE SMV PROJECTION FO THE ZYGOMATIC ARCHES | ANGLE THE CR TO PLACE IT PERP TO THE IOML |
| WHICH LINE IS PARALLEL TO THE IMAGE RECEPTOR FO THE OBLIQUE INFEROSUPERIOR PROJECTION OF THE ZYGOMATIC ARCHES | INFRAORBITOMEATAL |
| WHICH POINT IS NOT TRUE ABOUT THE OBLIQUE INFEROSUPERIOR PROJECTION O FTHE ZYGOMATIC ARCHES? it requires both rotation and tilt of the skull, a small focal spot should be used, the AEC should not be used, a grid must be used | A GRID MUST BE USED |
| WHICH PROJECTION BEST DEMONSTRATES THE FLOOR OF THE ORBITS | MODIFIED PARIETOACANTHIAL (MODIFIED WATERS) |
| WHAT IS THE ANGLE BETWEEN THE MIDSAGITTAL PLANE AND THE IMAGE RECEPTOR FOR A PARIETOORBITAL OBLIQUE PROJECTION OF THE OPTIC FORAMEN. | 53 degrees |
| WHICH POSITIONING LINE IS PLACED PERPENDICULAR TO THE IMAGE RECEPTOR FOR THE PARIETO ORBITAL OBLIQUE PROJECTION OF THE OPTIC FORAMINA | AML |
| T/F OPTIC FORAMEN STUDIES ARE ROUTINELY TAKEN AS BILATERAL PROJECTIONS | TRUE |
| HOW MUCH SKULL ROTATION FROM A LATERAL POSITION IS REQUIRED TO PLACE THE RAMUS PARALLEL TO THE IMAGE RECEPTOR FOR THE AXIOLATERAL OBLIQUE PROJECTION OF THE MANDIBLE | NON (KEEP SKULL IN LATERAL POSITION) |
| WHERE IS THE CR CNTERED FOR AN AP AXIAL PROJECTION FOR THE MANDIBLE | AT THE GLABELLA |
| WHAT CR ANGLE IS REQUIRED FO THE AP AXIAL PROJECTION FOR THE TMJ WITH THE IOML PERP TO THE IMAGE RECEPTOR | 42 |
| THE MODIFIED LAW METHOD FOR TMJ REQUIRES A ____ DEGREE ROTATION FO THE SKULL AND A ___ DEGREE ANGLE OF THE CR | 15; 15 |
| WHICH POSITION OR PROJECTION IS BEST FOR LINEAR TOMOGRAPHY OF THE TMJ | LATERAL |
| ALONG WITH THE USE OF ERECT POSITIONS WHAT OTHER TECHNICAL FACTOR IS IMPORTANT TO DEMONSTRATE AIR/FLUID LEVELS IN PARANASAL SINUSES | HORIZONTAL XRAY BEAM |
| WHERE IS THE CR CENTERED FOR A LATERAL PROJECTION OF THE SINUSES | MIDWAY BETWEEN THE OUTER CANTHUS AND THE EAM |
| WHICH PLANE OR PERSPECTIVE IS MOST OFTEN PRODUCED FOR A CT SCAN OF THE SINUSES | CORONAL |
| WHICH SINUS IS PROJECTED THROUGHT HE ORAL CAVITY WITH A PARIETOACANTHIAL TRANSORAL PROJECTION | SPHENOID |
| A RADIOGRAPH OF A LATERAL PROJECTION OF THE FACIAL BONES REVEALS THAT THE MANDIBULAR RAMI ARE NOT SUPERIMPOSED. WHAT POSITIONING ERROR IS PRESENT ON THIS RADIOGRAPH | ROTATION |
| A RADIOGRAPH OF A PARIETOORBITAL OBLIQUE PROJECTION FOR THE OPTIC FORAMEN REVEALS THAT THE OPTIC FORAMNE IS PROJECTED INTO THE INFERIOR OUTER ORBITAL RIM. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING MODIFICATIONS IS NEEDED TO PRODUCE A MORE DIAGNOSTIC IMAGE | DECREASE THE EXTENSION OF THE HEAD AND NECK |
| A RADIOGRAPH OF AN AXIOLATERAL OBLIQUE PROJECTION OF THE MANDIBLE WITH THE HEAD IN A LATERAL POSITION REVEALS THAT HE MANDIBULAR BODY IS GREATLY FORESHORTENED. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING MODIFICATIONS IS NEEDED TO PRODUCE A MORE DIAGNOSTIC IMAGE | INCREASE THE ROTATION OF THE SKULL TOWARD THE IMAGE RECEPTOR |
| A PATIENT ENTERS THE ER WITH FACIAL BONE INJURIES. THE PHYSICIAN IS CONCERNED ABOUT A POSSIBLE BLOW OUT FRACTURE OF THE LEFT ORGIT. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING THREE PROJECTION ROUTINES WOULD BEST DIAGNOSE THIS INJURY | MODIFIED PARIETOACANTHIAL 30 DEGREE PA FACIAL BONE, AND LATERAL FACIAL BONE PROJECTIONS |
| A PATIENT ENTERS THE ER WITH A POSSIBLE FRACTURE OF THE PROXIMAL RAMUS OF THE MANDIBLE. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ROUTINES WOULD BEST DIAGNOSE THIS FRACTURE | PA AXIAL MANDIBLE PROJECTION, AXIOLATERAL OBLIQUE PROJECTION WITH A 45 DEGREE ROTATION AND A 35 DEGREE AP AXIAL PROJECTION |
| A RADIOGRAPH OF A PARIETOACANTHIAL WATERS PROJECTION FOR SINUSES REVEALS THAT THE PETROUS PYRAMIDS ARE PROJECTED OVER THE MAXILLARY SINUSES. WHAT POSITION ERROR IS PRESENT ON THIS RADIOGRAPH | EXCESSIVE FLEXION |
| A PATIENT COMES TO RADIOLOGY FOR A SINUS SERIES ON A CART. SHE IS UNABLE TO STAND OR SIT ERECT FOR ANY OF THE PROJECTIONS. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING PROJECTIONS WILL BEST DETECT ANY AIR/FLUID LEVELS PRESENT IN THE MAXILLARY SINUSES | HORIZONTAL BEAM LATERAL |
| A PATIENT COMES TO RADIOLOGY FOR A SINUS SERIES. SHE CANNOT FULLY EXTEND HER HEAD AND NECK FOR THE SMV PROJECTION. WHAT ELSE CAN THE TECH DO TO PRODUCE A DIAGNOSTIC SMV PROJECTION | ANGLE THE CR TO PLACE IT PERPENDICULAR TO IOML |
| THE MOST COMON RADIOGRAPHIC SIGN FOR SECONDARY OSTEOMYELITIS OF THE PARANASAL SINUSES IS | EROSION OF THE BONY MARGINS |
| WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STRUCTURES PASSES THROUGH THE SUPERIOR ORBITAL FISSURE | CRANIAL NERVES III TO VI |
| WHAT CONDITION OR DISEASE MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS OF OPEN HERAT SURGERY | OSTEOMYELITIS |
| IN THE ERECT ADULT BONY THORAX, THE POSTERIOR PORTION OF A TYPICAL RIB IS ___HIGHER OR MORE SUPERIOR TO THE ANTERIOR PORTION | 3-5 INCHES |
| T/F SURVEY RESULTS QUOTED INT HE TEXTBOOK ALL INDICATE THAT MORE INSTITUTIONS IN THE UNTIED STATES AND CANANA INCLUDE TWO OBLIQUES RATHER THAN ONE OBLIQUE AS PART OF THE ROUTINE OR BASIC RIB SERIES | FALSE |
| WHAT IS TRUE ABOUT FLOATING RIBS | THEY DO NOT POSSESS COSTOCARTILAGE |
| T/F A RECOMMENDED PRACTICE IS TO DECREASE THE SID TO LESS THAN 40 INCHES FOR THE OBLIQUE STERNUM TO INCREASE THE MAGNIFICATION AND RESULTANT UNSHARPNESS OF OVERLYING RIBS | FALSE |
| T/F BOTH BONY AND SOFT TISSUE ANATOMY MAY BE EVALUATED BY CT FOR PATHOLOGY INVOLVING THE STERNUM OR THE STERNOCLAVICULAR JOINTS | TRUE |
| A YOUNG FEMALE PATIENT FROM THE ED IS BROUGHT TO RADIOLOGY FOR RIB XRAYS. SHE IS ABLT TO SIT UP OR STAND FOR THE SERIES. SHE INDICATES THAT THE REGION OF PAIN IS TO THE RIGHT MIDAXILLARY REGION. WHAT PROJECTIONS SHOULD BE PERFORMED | PA AND LAO |
| A CONGENITAL DEFECT CHARACTERIZED BY ANTERIOR PROTRUSION OF THE LOWER STERNUM IS TERMED | PIGEON BREAST |
| INITIAL PA PROJECTIONS OF THE SC JOINTS INDICATE A POSSIBLE DEFECT INVOLVING THE LEFT SC JOINT. T HE VERTEBRAL COLUMN IS PREVENTING A CLEAR VIEW OF IT. WHICH PROJECTION WILL DEMONSTRATE THE LEFT SC JOINT WITHOUT SUPERIMPOSITION OVER THE SPINE | LAO |
| WHAT IS THE JOINT CLASSIFICATION AND TYPE OF MOVEMENT FOT THE STERNOCLAVICULAR JOINTS | SYNOVIAL WITH DIARTHRODIAL PLANE MOVEMENT |
| T/F MULTIPLE MYELOMA IS SEEN OFTEN INT HE FLAT BONES OF THE BONY THORAX | TRUE |
| THE SUPRASTERNAL, MANUBRIAL OR JUGULAR NOTCH ALL CORRESPOND TO THE LEVEL OF | T2-3 |
| T/F A LATERAL PROJECTION FO THE STERNUM REQUIRES THAT RESPIRATION BE SUSPENDED UPON EXPIRATION | FALSE |
| A PATIENT WITH METASTATIC DISEASE INT HE RIBS COMES TO RADIOLOGY FOLLOWING A NUCLEAR MEDICINE SCAN. THE RADIOLOGISTS ORDERS A RIGHT UPPER POSTERIOR RIB STUDY PERFORMED. WHICH POSITIONG FACTORS SHOULD BE FOLLOWED FOR THIS SPECIFIC STUDY | PERFORM POSITIONS ERECT IF THE PATIENT'S CONDITION PERMITS, AND INCLUDE RPO POSITION AS PART OF POSITIONING ROUTINE |
| T/F THE TUBERCLE PORITON OF A TYPICAL RIB CONNECTS THE ANTERIOR END FO THE RIB TO THE STERNUM | FALSE |
| AT APPROXIMATELY WHAT AGE DOES THE XIPHOID PROCESS BECOME TOTALLY OSSIFIED | 40 YEARS |
| WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE PART OF THE RIB THAT ARTICULATES WITH THE THORACIC VERTEBRAL BODY | HEAD |
| THE XIPHOID PROCESS CORRESPONDS TO THE LEVEL OF | T9-10 |
| WHICH POSITION CAN REPLACE THE RAO OF THE STERNUM IF THE PATIENT CANNOT LIE PRONE | LPO |
| A RADIOGRAPH OF AN RAO PROJECTION OF THE RIBS DEMONSTRATES THE LEFT AXILLARY RIBS ARE FORESHORTENED WHERAS THE RIGHT SIDE IS ELONGATED. WHAT IS THE MOST LIKELY REASON FOR THIS OUTCOME | AN LAO WAS PERFORMED RATHER THAN THE RAO POSITION |
| WHAT BREATHING TECHNIQUE SHOUDL BE USED REGARDING RADIOGRAPHY OF THE RIBS LOCATED ABOVE THE DIAPHRAGM | SUSPEND RESPIRATION UPON INSPIRATION |
| THE BREAST DOSE OF AN AP ABOVE DIAPHRAGM RIBS PROJECTION IS APPROXIMATELY __ TIMES GREATER THAN FOR A PA RIB PROJECTION | 20 |
| THE WIDEST ASPECT OF THE THORAX OCCURS AT THE LEVEL OF | THE 8TH OR 9TH RIB |
| WHY I THE RAO STERNUM PREFERRED TO THE LAO POSITION | THE RAO PROJECTIONS THE STERNUM OVER THE SHADOW OF THE HEART |
| T/F A RIGHT OR LEFT MARKER MAY BE TAPED OVER THE AREA OF INTEREST TO INDICATE THE LOCATION OF THE TRAUMA TO THE RIBS | FALSE |
| WHAT POSITION WOULD BEST DEMONSTRATE THE AXILLARY PORTION OF THE LEFT RIBS | LPO |
| WHAT IS THE PRIMARY OR PREFERRED TERM FO TTHE SUPERIOR MARGIN OF THE STERNUM | JUGULAR NOTCH |
| A PATIENT ENTERS THE ED WITH AN INJURY TO THE LEFT ANTERIOR LOWER RIBS, WHICH PROJECTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO DEMONSTRATE THE INVOLVED AREA | PA AND RAO |
| WHICH CONDITION IF SEVERE REQUIRES A DECREASE ADJUST MENT OF MANUAL EXPOSURE FACTORS | NONE OF THE ABOVE |
| T/F A MAJORITY OF INSTITUTIONS IN BOTH THE US AND CANADA INCLUDE A PA CHEST PROJECTION AS PART OF A RIB SERIES | TRUE |
| A PA RADIOGRAPH OF THE SC JOINTS DEMONSTRATES UNEQUAL DISTANCE FROMT HE SC JOINTS TO THE MIDLINE OF THE SPINE. THE LEFT SC JOINT IS FATHER FROM THE MIDLINE THAN THE RIGHT. WHAT ERROR IS PRESENT | SLIGHT RIGHT ROTATION ( RIGHT SIDE TOWARD THE IR) |
| T/F THE LAO POSITION OF THE STERNUM PROVIDES THE BEST FRONTAL IMAGE OF THE STERNUM WITH A MINIMAL AMOUNT OF DISTORTION | FALSE |
| WHICH STRUCTURE CONNECTS THE ANTERIOR ASPECT OF THE RIBS TO THE STERNUM | COSTOCARTILAGE |
| WHICH TECHNIQUE IS MOST EFFECTIVE IN PREVENTING LUMG MARKINGS FROM OBSCURING THE STERNUM | USE A BREATHING TECHNIQUE |
| WHAT CONDITION MAY OCCUR WITH TRAUMA TO THE RIBS | HEMOTHORAX |
| T/F THE DEGREE OF ROTATION FOR THE RAO PROJECTION OF THE STERNUM IS DEPENDENT ON THE SIZE OF THE THORACIC CAVITY | TRUE |
| WHAT POSITIONING CONSIDERATIONS DOES NOT APPLY FOR A STUDY OF THE LOWER RIBS | USE A KV RANGE BETWEEN 65-70 KV |
| WHER IS THE CR CENTERED FOR A PA PROJECTION FO THE SC JOINTS | AT THE LEVEL OF THE JUGULAR NOTCH (T2-3) |
| A PATIENT ENTERS THE ED WITH BLUNT TRAUMA TO THE STERNUM. THE PT IS IN GREAT PAIN AND CANNOT LIE PRONE ON THE TABLE OR STAND ERECT. WHICH ROUTINE WOULD BE BEST FOR THE STERNUM EXAM IN THIS SITUATION | LPO AND HORIZONTAL BEAM LATERAL PROJECTIONS |
| WHAT IS THE JOINT CLASSIFICATION AND TYPE OF MOVEMENT FOR THE COSTOTRANSVERSE JOINT | SYNOVIAL WITH DIATHRODIAL PLANE MOVEMENT |
| WHAT IS THE RECOMMENDED SID FOR THE LATERAL STERNUM POSITION | 72 INCHES |
| T/F THE PATIENT THYROID DOSE FOR ANTERIOR OBLIQUE RIBS IS APPROXIMATELY ONE THIRD OF THAT FOR POSTERIOR OBLIQUES | TRUE |
| WHAT IS THE RECOMMENDED DEGREE OF OBLIQUITY FOR AN RAO PROJECTION OF THE STERNUM FOR AN ASTHENIC TYPE PATIENT | 20 DEGREES |
| AN AMBULATORY PATIENT ENTERS THE ED WITH A POSSIBLE INJURY TO THE RIGHT UPPER POSTERIOR RIBS. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ROUTINES SHOULD BE TAKEN TO DEMONSTRATE THE INVOLVED AREA | ERECT AP AND RPO |
| A RADIOGRAPH OF AN RAO STERNUM REVEALS THAT IT IS PARTIALLY SUPERIMPOSED OVER THE SPINE. WHAT MUST BE DONE TO ELIMINATE THIS PROBLEM DURING THE REPEAT EXPOSURE | INCREASE OBLIQUITY OF THE BODY |
| WHICH RIB IS CONSIDERED TO BE A FALSE RIB | NINTH |
| T/F BOTH NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND MRI STUDIES CAN BE PERFORMED TO EVALUATE METASTATIC RIB LESIONS PRIOR TO CONVENTIONAL RIB RADIOGRAPHIC EXAMINATION | FALSE |
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