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Change: fracture of the sternum is, ipso facto, unimportant- the potential associated mediastinal trauma can be life-threatening. The radiographer proceeded to perform a lateral chest X-ray bearing in mind that a good visualisation of the sternum would be to great advantage. The radiographer has positioned the
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Change: lateral projection of the sternum.lateral projection. A chest X-ray is routinely performed in cases of trauma to the sternum. The reason for this is that the fracture of the sternum is, ipso facto, unimportant- unimportant- the potential associated mediastinal trauma can be life-threatening. The radiographer proceeded
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Jun 11 2008, 3:50 AM EDT
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Change: Compare the visualisation of the lateral sternum in this patient with the case above- it comes down to a question of how you are going to utilise the oblique rays- what's more important ... lateral posterior ribs or lateral sternum. In this case the decision is clear. The radiographer
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Jun 11 2008, 3:44 AM EDT
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Change: Note that the radiographer has positioned the patient's shoulders well forward such that the scapulae are not superimposed over the lungfields. It was evident clinically and radiographically that the patients breast shadows would obscure the lower sternum on any lateral projection of the sternum. A chest X-ray
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Mar 19 2008, 2:27 AM EDT
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Change: relevant considerations at the time of the examination. A knowledge of the limitations of digital double dipping will help the radiographer to arrive a well balanced decision. ....back to the applied radiography home page here
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Mar 19 2008, 2:26 AM EDT
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Change: always be considered.considered when using digtal radiography. The limitations of the technique should be balanced against all of the relevant considerations at the time of the examination. A knowledge of the limitations of digital double dipping will help the radiographer to arrive ata thewell correctbalanced decision.
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Mar 13 2008, 6:58 AM EDT
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Change: approach and whattechnique? What are its limitations?Technique There is little doubt that this double dipping can be achieved successfully and is appropriate in some circumstances. However, limitations of the technique should be appreciated.Case Study This patient presented to the Emergency
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Mar 13 2008, 3:03 AM EDT
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Change: There were only format changes (bold, italics, etc.) in this version. See this version for details.
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Mar 13 2008, 3:02 AM EDT
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Change: The possibility of extracting two images from a single exposure should always be considered. The limitations of the technique should be balanced against all of the relevant considerations at the time of the examination. A knowledge of the limitations of digital double dipping will help the radiographer to arrive
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Change: Conclusion. Extracting two images from a single exposure should always be considered. The limitations of the technique should be balanced against all of the relevant considerations at the time of the examination. A knowledge of the limitations of digital double dipping will help the radiographer arrive at the correct decision.
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Mar 13 2008, 2:51 AM EDT
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Change: and performed dedicated a lateral cross-table sternum projection using the snake to reduce scatter radiation. Whilst this image has some shortcomings, it does demonstrate that the lateral chest image above does not demonstrate the patient's sternum in the lateral position.
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Change: The radiographer has positioned the patient with her arms folded across her head instead of the "elbows forward" position. This maximises the visualisation of the
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Change: With the introduction of digital radiography, radiographers are able to potentially create 2 images from a single exposure. One example of this digital double dipping is to create a lateral sternum image from a lateral chest image. Is this a legitimate approach and what are its limitations.Technique There
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Mar 13 2008, 2:13 AM EDT
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