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Change: Was the repeated AP lumbar spine view warranted? This is a fertile area for debate. If it was known or reasonably expected that the patient
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Change: of a patient who presented to the Emergency Department following trauma. There is extensive small and large bowel gas (probably as a result of air-swallowing) which
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Change: The image was repeated with a manual exposure technique employing the same kVp and mAS but with a fixed exposure time of 1.6 seconds. There
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Jul 19 2009, 11:57 PM EDT
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Change: IMAGE 1 Findings1 There is a fracture of the right transverse process of L3 seen in image 1. Fractures of the transverse processes of the other visualized vertebrae cannot be clearly seen, but equally cannot be excluded due to poor definition/overlap of bowel gas. The transverse processes are
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Jul 19 2009, 11:54 PM EDT
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Change: X-ray examination was warranted.radiography. Can you see any abnormal features?Imaging1 IMAGE 1 Findings1 There is a fracture of the right transverse process of L3 seen in image 1. Fractures of the transverse processes of the
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Mar 19 2008, 1:26 AM EDT
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Change: relevant considerations in these situations. You should have a low threshold for consulting with the referring doctor and/or radiologist. Good radiography is that which is the best yield/risk for that patient, at that time, and for their likely conditions. ....back to the applied radiography home page here
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Feb 17 2008, 6:27 AM EST
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Change: seenseen, but equally cannot be be excluded due to poor definition/overlap of bowel gas. The transverse processes are thin bony structures and are easily obscured by overlying bowel.Image 1 also demonstrates a few prominent air-filled (but not dilated) loops of small bowel. Some patients who are in pain
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Feb 15 2008, 4:11 AM EST
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Change: factfact, it is equally applicable to all thoracic and lumbar spine plain film radiography (AP and lateral). The visualization of the psoas muscle is also improved. There is a mild scoliosis concave to the right which is likely to be associated with the fractured right transverse processes. Beware
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Change: The resultant image (2)Image(2) demonstrates the displaced fractured right transverse process of L3 clearly as well as a similar fracture at L2. I would argue that this technique should be considered in the first instance- in fact it is equally applicable to all thoracic and lumbar
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Feb 11 2008, 5:48 PM EST
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Change: There There was suspicion that this injury was more extensive than the visualised fracture of the transverse process of L3. The AP lumbar spine image was repeated using the same kVp and mAS but using a longer exposure time of 1.6 seconds. IMAGE 2 The The resultant image
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Feb 10 2008, 11:33 PM EST
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Change: findings?features? Imaging1 IMAGE 1 Findings1 There is a fracture of the right transverse process of L3 seen in image 1. Fractures of the transverse processes of the
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Feb 10 2008, 5:51 PM EST
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Change: is an AP lumbar spine image of a 30 year old male who presented to the Emergency Department following a footballteam sports injury in which he was kneed in the lower back/right flank. The patient underwent a clinical examination and it was decided that a lumbar spine X-ray examination
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Change: There is also a suspicion of a fracture of the right transverse process of L2. Fractures of the transverse processes of the other visualized visualized vertebrae cannot be clearly seen but equally cannot be excluded due to poor definition/overlap of bowel gas. The transverse processes are thin bony structures
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Change: stone orstone(s) or an aortic aneurysm. It would be reasonable to ask if itthis situation is any different to performing a breathing technique lateral thoracic spine spine?examination? - wouldn’t thean incidental finding of bronchogenic carcinoma be equally important? Was the repeated AP lumbar spine warranted?
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