gimme a hand
There are 14 of me in the hand
What are phalanges?
These conical projections are located at the extreme distal ends of both the radius and ulna
What are the styloid processes?
The CR for scapular Y lateral shoulder
What is 2 inches below AC Joint?
This tangential projection for the shoulder requires angulation of the tube to elongate the scapula
What is Neer Method?
This is where the stomach sits on an asthenic patient
What is low?
This view has the CR centered to the 2nd MCP Joint
What is lateral hand?
This is the deep, posterior depression of the distal humerus
What is the olecranon fossa?
This is the 4 views for the shoulder
What is AP Int/Ext, Grashey & Scap Y?
This view goes through the body to image the humerus
What is the transthoracic lateral?
The presence of fluid in the lungs is this
What is pleural effusion?
This projection uses a 15 degree proximal CR angle to the 1st MCP
What is Roberts Method?
The elbow is classified as this type of joint
What is a ginglymus, or hinge, joint?
This is the mAs & kVp for shoulder
What is 10-20mAs & 70-80kVp?
This projection of the shoulder, the tube enters through the armpit
What is Clements Modification or Lawrence Method?
The left colic flexure is best visualized in this view
What is LAO or RPO?
This view has the CR centered at the level of the 5th MCP Joint
What is Norgaard?
This is the number of fat pads visible on a lateral elbow radiograph
What is 3?
This view shows the intertubercular sulcus in profile
This method replaces obliques for the elbow
What is Coyle Method?
To increase contrast this should be done to the kVp
What is decrease kVp?
I ca be clearly seen on a lateral thumb and oblique thumb projection but not on an AP Projection
What is sesamoid bone?
What is superimposition of radius and ulna?
This projection of the shoulder produces and image of the glenoid process in profile
What is AP Oblique projection
a.k.a. Grashey Method
This projection of the shoulder requires a 45 degree caudad angle
What is the Garth Method?
This SI unit is representative of occupational dose
What is milisieverts?