Change: http://biology.clc.uc.edu/Fankhauser/Labs/Anatomy_&_Physiology/A&P201/Skeletal/selected_bones/lumbar_vertebra_PB050105.JPGThe Off-lateral TrapCase 1AP Lumbar SpineLateral Lumbar SpineLateral Lumbo-sacral JunctionThis elderly lady presented to the Emergency Department with back pain following a fall. The AP lumbar spine image demonstrates no acute abnormality.The lateral lumbar spine image suggests a spondylolisthesis at L5S1The   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 4169)

Change:  (white arrows) are the superior articulating processes of the vertebra. If the lateral lumbar spine is in a true lateral position, the superior articulating processes will be superimposed.The black arrows identify the postero-lateral aspects of the vertebral body   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 4154)

Change: A urine beta-HCG test should be undertaken prior to imaging if there is any change that the patient may be pregnant. The test is negative if you are not pregnant.The test is positive if you are pregnant. Skeletal RadiologyAimoMoilanen1 , Marja-LiisaKokko1 and MaunuPitkänenGonadal dose reduction   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 4015)

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Change: 2 IntroductionThe status of plain film radiography of the lumbar spine has changed in recent years. There is greater awareness of the relatively high radiation   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 3930)

Change: This is an extreme example of what can go wrong when performing lateral horizontal ray lumbar spine radiography. The patient is lying on a special   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 3743)

Change: In the normal spine from T11 to L2, the vertebral segments are typically wedge-shaped anatomically. This normal appearance will present with approximately 10 percent to   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 3586)

Change: L5 Pars defects notedAssess the AP view Before Performing the Lateral ViewThere can be considerable benefit in checking old lumbar spine imaging before starting an examination. There is no value in repeating the same error that was made during the previous lumbar spine X-ray examination. Equally,   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 3380)

Change: When a patient is referred for radiography of the thoraco-lumbar spine, the inferece is that imaging is required of the thoraco-lumbar junction. The vertebra that   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 3355)

Change: There can be considerable benefit in checking old lumbar spine imaging before starting an examination. There is no value in repeating the same error that   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 3101)