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Thoracic Spine Projections

Terms in this set (26)

AP (Position)
supine or upright (if supine - lie head on table or use thin pillow and cushion under knees), arms along side, shoulders in the same plane, MSP centered to midline of grid
AP (SID)
40
AP (CR)
perpendicular to IR, halfway between the jugular notch and xiphoid tip
AP (Anatomy)
Bodies of Thoracic Vertebra Intervertebral Disc Spaces
Lateral (Position)
supine or upright flex knees and hips for comfort, knees superimposed to prevent rotation of the pelvis, arms at right angles to the long axis of the body - elevates ribs enough to clear the intervertebral foramina
Lateral (SID)
40
Lateral (CR)
perpendicular to IR, halfway between the jugular notch and xiphoid tip
Lateral (Anatomy)
Intervertebral Disc Spaces Intervertebral Foramina
Lateral: Twining Method "Swimmers Technique" (Position)
Upright, midcoronal plane centered to midline of grid, arm against grid elevated above head, elbow flexed with forearm resting on head, shoulder closest to tube depressed
Lateral: Twining Method "Swimmers Technique" (SID)
40
Lateral: Twining Method "Swimmers Technique" (CR)
inter-disk space of C7-T1, perpendicular if shoulder well depressed or angled 5 degrees caudal
Lateral: Twining Method "Swimmers Technique" (Anatomy)
lateral vertebrae, separation of shoulders, C5 to T4, and x-ray penetration of shoulder region
Lateral Pawlow Method (Position)
lateral recumbent, midcoronal plane centered to midline of grid, arm against grid elevated above head, shoulder closest to tube depressed and against thigh
Lateral Pawlow Method (SID)
40
Lateral Pawlow Method (CR)
inter-disk space of C7-T1, angled 3 - 5 degrees caudal or 5 to 15 degrees caudal
Lateral Pawlow Method (Anatomy)
lateral vertebrae, separation of shoulders, C5 to T4, and x-ray penetration of shoulder region
AP Oblique (Position)
standing or sitting in a lateral position, rotate the body 20 degrees anterior for PA Oblique or 20 degrees posterior for AP Oblique, vertebral column centered to the midline of the grid, adjacent shoulder resting firmly on device, have patient grasp side of grid device with outer hand for PA Oblique or have patient place outer hand on hip, shoulders in same plane, long axis of vertebral column parallel with IR, and weight equally distributed on feet
AP Oblique (SID)
40
AP Oblique (CR)
Perpendicular to IR, exiting or entering T7
AP Oblique (Anatomy)(RPO)
Left Zygapophyseal Joint
AP Oblique (Anatomy) (LPO)
Right Zygapophyseal Joint
PA Oblique (Position)
standing or sitting in a lateral position, rotate the body 20 degrees anterior for PA Oblique or 20 degrees posterior for AP Oblique, vertebral column centered to the midline of the grid, adjacent shoulder resting firmly on device, have patient grasp side of grid device with outer hand for PA Oblique or have patient place outer hand on hip, shoulders in same plane, long axis of vertebral column parallel with IR, and weight equally distributed on feet
PA Oblique (SID)
40
PA Oblique (CR)
Perpendicular to IR, exiting or entering T7
PA Oblique (Anatomy) (LAO)
Left Zygapophyseal Joint
PA Oblique (Anatomy) (RAO)
Right Zygapophyseal Joint
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