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From Radiographic Positioning And Related Anatomy

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Disruption of bony cortex of the ribs; linear lucency through the rib   Rib fracture  
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Disruption of bony cortex of the ribs; linear lucency through the rib   Flail Chest  
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Anterior protrusion of lower sternum   Pectus Carinatum  
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Depressed sternum   Pectus excavatum  
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Destructive lesions with irregular margins   Osteolytic  
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What lesion is characterized with decreased density?   Osteolytic  
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Proliferative bony lesions   Osteoblastic  
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What lesion is characterized with increased density?   Osteoblastic  
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What has a "moth-eaten" appearance?   Combination of Osteoblastic and Osteolytic  
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erosion of bony margins   Osteomyelitis  
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What is another name for pectus Carinatum?   Pigeon Breast  
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What is another name for Pectus Excavatum?   Funnel Chest  
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Disruption of bony cortex of the ribs; linear lucency or a displace sternal Segment?   Sternum Fracture  
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What fracture effects the ribs in two or more places that are caused by blunt trauma and associated with underlying pulmonary injury?   Flail Chest  
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What can a rib injury cause?   Injury to the lung or cardiovascular structures  
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What disease or condition may be associated with postoperative complications of open heart surgery?   Osteomyelitis  
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AP projection : Posterior Ribs "Above diaphragm"   70 kV; 32 mAs  
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AP Projection: Posterior Ribs (Below diaphragm) - Supine or Upright   70 - 80 kV; 32 mAs  
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PA Projection: Anterior Ribs "Above Diaphragm"   65 - 70 kV; 32 mAs  
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Unilateral Rib Study: AP/PA Position   65 - 70 kV; 32 mAs  
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Posterior Oblique Positions : Ribs (RPO) (Above diaphragm)   65 - 70 kV; 32 mAs  
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Posterior or Anterior Oblique Positions : Ribs (RAO)   65 - 70 kV; 32 mAs  
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Posterior Oblique Positions : Ribs (LPO ) Below diaphragm   70 - 80 kV; 32 mAs  
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RAO Position: Sternum   65kV; 45 mAs  
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Lateral Position - R or L Lateral: Sternum   70kV; 80 mAs  
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PA Projection: Sternoclavicular Joints   65kV; 30 mAs  
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Anterior Oblique Positions - RAO and LAO: Sternoclavicular Joints   65kV; 30 mAs  
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What is the center ray for an AP projection : Posterior Ribs "Above diaphragm"?   Center 3 to 4 inches below jugular notch.  
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What is the center ray for an AP Projection: Posterior Ribs (Below diaphragm) - Supine or Upright?   Centered to midway between xiphoid process and lower rib cage  
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What is the center ray for a PA Projection: Anterior Ribs "Above Diaphragm"?   Center at T7 (7 to 8 inches below vertebra prominen)  
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What is the center ray for a PA Projection: Anterior Ribs "Ab Unilateral Rib Study: AP/PA Position Above Diaphragm?   Centered midway between midsagittal plane and outer margin of thorax (1 1/2 above the shoulders)  
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What is the center ray for a PA Projection: Anterior Ribs "Ab Unilateral Rib Study: AP/PA Position below Diaphragm   Side of interest and the midline of grid. (Bottom of IR should be iliac crest)  
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What is the center ray for a Posterior Oblique Positions : Ribs (RPO) (Above diaphragm)?   Center midway between lateral margin of ribs and spine  
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What is the center ray for a Posterior or Anterior Oblique Positions : Ribs (RAO)   Center midway between lateral margin of ribs and spine  
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What is the center ray for a Posterior Oblique Positions : Ribs (LPO ) Below diaphragm?   Center midway between lateral margin of ribs and spine  
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What is the center ray for a RAO Position: Sternum?   1 inch left to midline and midway between the jugular notch and xiphoid process  
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What is the center ray for a Lateral Position - R or L Lateral: Sternum   center of sternum (In between jugular notch and Xiphoid process  
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What is the center ray for a PA Projection: Sternoclavicular Joints?   level of T2 or T3 (3 inches distal to vertebra prominens)  
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What is the center ray for a Anterior Oblique Positions - RAO and LAO: Sternoclavicular Joints?   level of T2 to T3 (1 to 2 inches lateral to MSP)  
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What position requires a deep inspiration where the diaphragm is in its lowest position?   Above diaphragm ribs  
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Where does the diaphragm need to be in an above diaphragm ribs?   Ninth and tenth rib  
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If a patient comes in with a history of left posterior ribs pain,what position is required?   LPO  
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If a patient comes in with a history of right anterior rib pain, what position is required?   LAO  
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What degree is the left side rotated on a RAO sternum?   15 - 20 degree  
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Why is the sternum done in a RAO instead of an PA?   Projects the sternum over the heart and gets the vertebral column out of the way.  
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What obliquity is used for oblique ribs?   45 degrees  
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What obliquity is used for oblique sternoclavicular joints?   10 to 15 Degrees  
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What position requires a deep exspiration where the diaphragm is in its highest position?   below diaphragm ribs  
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What Level is the sternal angle at?   T4 -T5  
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What Level is the xiphoid process at?   T9 - T10  
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What Level is the inferior rib costal angle at?   L2 - L3  
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What Level is the jugular notch at?   T2 - T3  
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What ribs are considered true ribs?   1-7  
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What ribs are considered false ribs?   8-12  
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What ribs are considered floating ribs?   11-12  
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What degree of obliquity is required for a large, barrel-chested thorax?   15 degrees  
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What degree of obliquity is required for a thin chested thorax?   20 degrees  
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At what rib is the bony thorax the widest?   Eighth or ninth rib  
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