Landmarks
Anatomy
Hodge podge
Positioning
Images
100
The xiphoid process is a landmark associated with what vertebral bodies?
What is T9-T10?
100
A red bone marrow biopsy is best performed on what bone?
What is the sternum?
100
What is the kVp for an adult sthenic patient when imaging the Sternum?
What is 70 to 85 kVp?
100
How many degrees do you roll a patient for an oblique sternum? Does not matter if the patient is face up or face down.
What is 15 to 20 degrees?
100
The image below is an __________ of the sternum.
What is the RAO Sternum?
200
This landmark is associated with the joint space between the manubrium and the body of the sternum. It is located at the intervertebral disk space of T4-T5. What is the landmark called?
What is the sternal angle or manubriosternal joint?
200
What is the name of the bone that does not ossify until age 40?
What is the xiphoid process?
200
If the patient cannot lie prone or cannot stand erect for sternum oblique imaging; what do you perform?
What is an LPO of the sternum?
200
The patient has pain on their left anterior lower ribs. What images are taken?
What is the PA and RAO?
200
What is #6?
What is the tubercle?
300
The suprasternal notch or manubrial notch is located at T2-T3. What is the common name associated with this landmark?
What is the jugular notch?
300
What ribs do not have costocartilage?
What are ribs 11 and 12?
300
Why do we place patient's in an RAO for the oblique sternum?
What is to shift the sternum over the shadow of the heart?
300
When performing SC joints face down, 2 images are taken. The LAO will show which SC joint?
What is the left SC joint?
300
What is letter E?
What is the costochondral joint?
400
The inferior rib (costal) angle or (inferior costal margin) is a landmark associated with what vertebral bodies?
What is L2-L3?
400
What is the name of the end of the rib that articulates with the thoracic vertebrae?
What is the posterior or vertebral end?
400
The costotransverse joints: what are the classification, mobility type, and movement type?
What are synovial, diarthrodial, and plane (gliding)?
400
If the oblique sternum is too close to the spine or over the spine; what must you do on the repeat?
What is increase the patient's obliquity?
400
What rib is letter A?
What is the 3rd Rib?
500
The thorax is widest at the lateral margins of what ribs?
What are the 8th and 9th ribs?
500
What is the name of the rib end that is 3-5 inches higher or more superior?
What is the posterior or vertebral end?
500
The SC joints: what are the classification, mobility type, and movement type?
What are synovial, diarthrodial, and plane (gliding)?
500
When imaging ribs in a posterior oblique:
is the patient face up or face down and are you turning the patient's affected side toward or away from the IR?
What is face up and toward the IR?
500
The image below is an __________ of the _______ joint.
What is an RAO of the right SC joint?