Change: The patient has pectus excavatum (black arrow). The posterior ribs are well superimposed at the expense of the anterior ribs (white arrows). The pectus excavatum   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 692)

Change: Moved by AndyC Feb 8 2010, 2:42 AM EST

Change: in doing so, you are also overlapping the posterior ribs. Position the patient in the true left lateral position with arms folded over his/her head. Roll the patient's right side forward until the light from the LBD just skims the left paravertebral gutter (i.e. the left paravetebral gutter is just   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 621)

Change: result in an oblique view of the sternum (trauma consideration) Does not work in patients who don't have visible paravertebral gutter surface anatomy (scoliosis, emphysema, obese patients) May superimpose posterior costophrenic anglesDiscussion Superimposition of the posterior ribs on a lateral   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 569)

Change: with the divergent beam (light beam and X-ray beam) you are also overlapping the posterior ribs. Position the patient in the true lateral position with arms folded over his/her head.   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 570)

Change: reflect a desire by radiographers to achieve consistently identical lateral chest position.positioning . Equally, it may reflect a type of tidymindedness that is of no real benefit to the patient.... back to the Applied Radiography home page   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 571)

Change: theoryposition is how to achieve it in practice- how much do you oblique the patient to ensure that they are truly lateral.lateral?The Paravertebral GuttersThis is an axial slice through the chest. The arrows point to   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 570)

Change: This patient was for chest and sternum radiography. The radiographer has deliberately rotated the patient slightly LPO in the hope of achieving a more lateral sternum.The posterior ribs are perfectly superimposed. (ignore the arrow)Advantages and Diasadvantages of the Paravertebral Gutter Technique/PositionAdvantagesDisadvantagesHighly ReprodicibleNot a   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 433)

Change: psoitonposition with arms folded over his/her head. Roll the right shoulder forward until the light frmfrom the LBD just skims the left paravertebral gutter. In this position the posterior ribs are perfectly, or near-perfectly, superimposed.If you roll the right shoulder backwards off lateral, you tend to sachieve   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 319)

Change:  ensure that they are truly lateral.The Paravertebral Gutter Technique.GuttersThis is an axial slice through the chest. The arrows point to the paravertebral gutters. Note that the skinline and the posterior ribs are closely related.This is the true lateral chest position   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 180)