Center Rays
C-1/C-2 joint space
(open mouth)
C-2
Bodies, spinous process in profile and intervertebral foramen open
Which side is shown on an LAO C-Spine
Left Side/Side Down
Functions of the spine
Support trunk of body
Protect spinal cord
Support your skull
What is another name for the later projection of the cervical spine
Grandy Method
PA oblique C-spine
15-20 degrees caudal to C4
What is shown in an L-5/S-1
Which views of the C-Spine show the left intervertebral foramen
RPO, LAO
How many segments are in the spine
33
What do you do if the upper incisor's are over the dens in an open mouth projection
AP Axial Coccyx
10 degrees caudal to 2in superior to pubic symphysis
What is shown in a swimmers
lateral of lower c-spine and upper t-spine between the shoulders
What Z-Joints are shown in an RPO T-Spine
Right Side/Side Up
Thick short areas projecting posterior to the body
What type of compensating filter is used for an AP T-Spine
Wedge
SI Joints PA Oblique
Perpendicular to 1in medial to side down ASIS
What is shown in an PA oblique C-Spine
Open intervertebral foramen and pedicles closest to the IR
An RPO shows which z-joints
Right/ Side down
What type of joints are the z-joints
Synovial Gliding
5-8 degrees caudal
5 degrees male
8 degrees female
Lateral Sacrum
Perpendicular to ASIS and 3 1/2in posterior
What is shown on an AP Oblique SI Joints
SI Joints farthest from IR
LPO: Right Side
RPO: Left Side
Which side does an LPO SI Joint show
Right/ Side up
What is the degree of obliquely from the coronal plane
Coronal plane 70 degrees from the IR
and body 20 degrees from lateral
How many curves are in the vertebral column
4