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Rad. Positions
Radiographic Positions/Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Lying face down | Prone |
| Lying prone with horizontal beam | Ventral Decubitus |
| Lying with head higher than feet | Fowlers |
| Divides the body into superior and inferior portions | Transverse |
| Movement of extremity away from body | Abduction |
| Lying face up | Supine |
| Away from the midline or body position 90 degrees from AP/PA | Lateral |
| Posterior surface | Dorsal |
| Lying on back with right side elevated | LPO |
| Any position between AP/PA and lateral | Oblique |
| To turn foot medially | Invert |
| Divides the entire body into equal right and left halves | Midsagittal/Median |
| Lying face down with left side elevated | RAO |
| To turn the body on it's long axis | Rotate |
| Lying down in any position | Recumbent |
| Top of foot | Dorsum Pedis |
| Away from the source | Distal |
| Anterior | Ventral |
| Beam angle towards the head | Cephalad |
| Relative term meaning closer to head | Superior |
| Standing on tiptoe, palms and head forward | Anatomic Position |
| Bending of a joint (decreased angle) | Flexion |
| Beam angle toward the feet | Caudal |
| Back of body | Posterior |
| Close to the source | Proximal |
| Lying on left side with horizontal beam | Left Lateral Decubitus |
| Posterior surface of foot (sole) | Plantar |
| Lying with head lower than feet | Trendelenburgs |
| Bring limb closer to body | Adduction |
| Tipping or slanting a body part slightly | Tilt |
| To turn foot outward | Eversion |
| Recumbent with horizontal beam | Decubitus |
| Close to source | Proximal |
| Plane dividing the body into anterior & posterior halves | Coronal |
| Placed or running lengthwise | Longitudinal |
| Divides the entire body or body part into right and left segments | Sagittal |
| Divides the entire body or body part into equal anterior and posterior halves | Midcoronal/Midaxillary |
| Refers to parts toward the median plane of the body or toward the middle of another body part | Medial |
| Straightening of a joint (increased angle) | Extension |
| Relative term meaning closer to the feet | Inferior |
| Rotation of the forearm so that the palm is down | Pronation |
| Rotation of the forearm so that the palm is up | Supination |
| Position between AP/PA and Lateral | Oblique |
| Lying face down with right side elevated | LAO |
| Lying on back with left side elevaated | RPO |
| Lying supine with horizontal beam | Dorsal Decubitus |
| Lying on right side with horizontal beam | Right Lateral Decubitus |
| When the beam enters the anterior body surface and exits the posterior body surface | AP |
| When the beam enters the posterior body surface and exits the anterior body surface | PA |
| Longitudinal angulation of the ray with the long axis of the body or specific body part | Axial |
| When the ray skims the outer margin of a curved body surface | Tangential |
| Refers to the palm of the hand | Palmar |
| Opposite side of injury | Contralateral |
| Same side of injury | Ipsalateral |
| Refers to parts near the surface | Superficial |
| Refers to parts far from the surface | Deep |
| What is seen by the film | View |
| Path of an x-ray beam, entrance and exit | Projection |
| Physical position of the patient | Position |
| What the image is projected on to | Film |
| The finished image after the x-ray is taken | Radiograph |
| Position where the patient leans back while in the upright position so that only the shoulders are in contact with the IR | Lordotic |
| Upright position in which the patient is sitting on a chair or stool | Seated |
| Circular motion of a limb | Circumduction |
| Erect or marked by a vertical position | Upright |
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