Change: hashad a history of COAD and osteoporosis. Technique The radiographer has performed an erect PA and lateral chest X-ray examination using the AEC. The lateral chest image is shown below. When using digital radiography, it is tempting at this stage for the radiographer to: apply post-processing coningcollimation   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1048)

Change: The AP thoracic spine image demonstrates blurring of the soft tissue structures associated with the breathing technique. The thoracic spine pedicles are largely well demonstrated-   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1032)

Change: It is noteworthy that the clinical question included the possibility of the patient's pain being related to thoracic crush fracture(s). Despite this provsiional diagnossi offered   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 733)

Change: for their likely conditions. PS this patient has a variety of pathologies and notable features evident on the lateral chest image including COAD, pleural effusion, aortic calcification and unfolding, and increased interstitial lung markings. ? mitral annulus calcification ....back to the applied radiography home page here   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 440)

Change:  With With the introduction of digital imaging into radiography, new possibilities have opened up that have not existed before in the world of developer and fixer radiography. One of these new possibilities is the potential to extract two images from the one exposure. How valid is this technique when   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 476)

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Change:  Compare this image with the thoracic vertebra demonstrated on the lateral chest image above. Discussion It is clear that the exposure technique had a significant beneficial effect on the quality of the   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 469)

Change: a digital X-ray room, it is tempting at this stage for the radiographer to apply post-processing coning to this image, apply a lateral thoracic spine algorithmalgorithm, and re-save the image as a lateral thoracic spine view.This approach will save the patient an additional radiation dose and will prevent the   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 455)

Change:  for that patient, at that time, and for their likely conditions. PS this patient has a variety of pathologies and notable features evident on the lateral chest image including COAD, pleural effusion, effusion, aortic calcification and unfolding, and increased interstitial lung markings. ? mitral annulus calcification   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 453)

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