Change: in a patient who was involved in a motor vehicle accident. A long exposure breathing technique has been employed. The results are comparable with a conventional rolled lateral lumbar spine technique.Exposure techniqueThe breathing exposure technique is usually associated with lateral   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 750)

Change: (Radiology 1984; 151: 89-90) reported the following Libson et al (Radiology 1984; 151: 89-90)To take the authors argument even further, the diagnostic yield from including L3 will be very small and arguably not worth the cost in terms of patient radiation dose....back to the Applied Radiography home page   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 733)

Change: --- under construction---IntroductionLumbar spine radiography is an increasingly uncommon examination in centres with CT and MRI. Despite this, there is still a case for plain film imaging of the lumbar spine in elderly patients and/or when there is a possibility of infection or tumour.AP/PA Lumbar SpineAP   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 181)

Change: Lumbar spine radiography is an increasingly uncommon examination in centres with CT and MRI. Despite this, there is still a case for plain film imaging of the lumbar spine in elderly patients and/or when there is a possibility of infection or tumour.AP/PA Lumbar SpineAP or PA?The   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 179)