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Calcaneus - Axial
Radiographic Positioning
| Adult | Other related pages of interest |
| Name of projection | Calcaneus - Axial (Plantodorsal) |
| Area Covered | Entire calcaneus should be visualised from the tuberosity posteriorly to the talocalcaneal joint anteriorly |
| Pathology shown | Pathology, fractures showing the extent of medial or lateral displacement |
| Radiographic Anatomy | Calcaneus Radiographic Anatomy |
| IR Size & Orientation | 24cm x 30cm Landscape, usually fits two calcaneal projections |
| Film / Screen Combination | Detail (CR and DR as recommended by manufacturer) |
| Bucky / Grid | No |
| Filter | No |
| Exposure | 70 kVp 16 mAs |
| FFD / SID | 100 cm |
| Central Ray | CR angled 40° cephalad from long axis of foot. Direct CR to the base of third metatarsal to emerge at a level just distal to lateral malleolus. |
| Collimation | Collimate to the skin lines of the area of calcaneus |
| Markers | Lateral to calcaneus Marker orientation AP |
| Shielding | Gonadal (check your department's policy guidelines) |
| Respiration | Not applicable |
| Positioning |
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| Critique | Positioning |
| Special Notes | Text book of Radiographic positioning and related anatomy by Kenneth L. Bontrager |
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