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Change: Renamed from Lateral Thoracic Spine Special Technique by Jul 20 2009, 12:39 AM EDT for: Rename
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Change: resulted in a dramatic improvement in image quality. If you perform this technique on a regular basis you might have a better example than mine. Please post it on this wiki for our collective edification....back to the applied radiography home page here
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Change: you your institution, you may find it a useful tool to have in your radiography toolbox. Technique The technique basically combines the lateral thoracic spine positioning technique with the swimmers position for demonstrating the cervico-thoracic junction. The patient is positioned initially on the X-ray table in the lateral position. The
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Change: Note the positioning of the clavicles. The distal end of the uppermost clavicle disappears off the image. A breathing technique is highly desirable.One of the disadvantages of this technique is that it will often result in the patient rolling off true lateral. This is undesirable, but in practice I
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Change: the use of an aluminium filter has resulted in a dramatic improvement in image quality. If you perform this technique on a regular basis you might have a better example than mine. Please post it on this wiki for our collective edification ....back to the applied radiography home page here
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Change: This is a somewhat conventional radiographic approach. The patient is positioned in the lateral position with the arms forward- one up and one down. A kVp has been set and the automatic exposure device has determined the mA and time. This is the modified lateral
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Change: If you perform this technique on a regular basis you might have a better example than mine. Please post it on this wiki for our collective edification. Case Study This patient has sustained an injury to her upper thoracic vertebra.
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Change: patient has breathed gentlycontinued breathing during the exposure. An aluminium filter has been positioned on the LBD to coincide with the cervical spine. The combination of modified patient positioning, breathing technique and the use of an aluminium filter has resulted in a dramatic improvement in image quality.
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Change: vertebra. The Shepatient is having serial lateral thoracic spine images for ongoing assessment. Compare the two radiographic techniques. The whole of the thoracic and cervical spine anatomy has been included at the request of the referring clinician. This is a somewhat conventional radiographic
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Change: 1 ----- This patient has sustained an injury to her upper thoracic vertebra, She is having having serial lateral thoracic spine images for ongoing assessment. Compare Compare the two radiographic techniques. The whole of the thoracic and cervical cervical spine anatomy has been included at the request of the referring
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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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Change: on the pillow in front of the patient's head. The variation in technique comes from modifying the position of the arm that is away from the X-ray table. Ask the patient to place this arm behind his/her back and roll this shoulder back so it is clear of the thoracic
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Change: This patient has sustained an injury to her upper thoracic vertebra, She is having serial lateral thoracic spine images for ongoing assessment. Compare the two radiographic techniques. The whole of the thoracic and cervical spine anatomy has been included a the request of the referring clinician. This is
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Change: demonstrating the thoraco-cervical junction. The patient is positioned initially on the X-ray table in the lateral position. The patient's hands would normally be placed together on the pillow nearin front of the patient's head. The variation in technique comes from modifying the position of the arm that is away
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Change: spine and thoraco-cervical junction. The image is a result of positioning and exposure technique rather than something that can only be achieved with digital equipment. This is a plain film radiograph not a digital image. If you perform this technique on a regular basis you might have a better
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Change: . The patient is positioned initially on the X-ray table in the lateral position. The patient's hands would normally be placed together on the pillow
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