Change: mAsmAS but with a longer exposure time of 1.6 seconds. The patient had sustained a minor crush fracture of the body of T8 which was not well demonstrated on the AP image. Case Study 2 This patient presented to the Emergency Department following a motor vehicle accident. The   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 273)

Change: accident. The AP thoracic spine image demonstrates multiple posterior rib fractures on the right (arrowed). Discussion The breathing technique can be applied to any bony anatomy where patient breathing can be used to advantage to deliberately cause movement unsharpness of soft tissue anatomy. ......return to the Applied Radiography Page   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 273)

Change:  clearly clearly demonstrate the thoracic vertebral bodies. This is due in part to to underexposure and to overlying soft tissue structures This image was utilized the same kVp and mAs but with a longer exposure time of 1.6 seconds. The patient had sustained a minor   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 243)

Change: visua;isationvisualisation of the pedicles. Case Study This 13 year old boy presented to the Emergency Department following a fall from his pushbike. He was found to have a tender thoracic spine and was rererred referred for thoracic spine radiography Short Exposure Time Technique Breathing Technique The short   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 243)

Change:  the patient is breathing gently.Case StudyThis 13 year old boy presented to the emrgency department folowing a fall from his pushbike. He was found to have a tender thoracic spine and was rererred for thoracic spine radiography Short Exposure Time Technique Breathing Technique   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 112)

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