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Toes - AP/DP
Radiographic Positioning
| Adult | Other related pages of interest |
| Name of Projection | Toes - DP |
| Area Covered | Phalanges and at least half of the length metatarsals |
| Pathology Shown | Fractures, dislocation, foreign body, some pathologies such as osteoarthritis and gout |
| Radiographic Anatomy | Toes Radiographic Anatomy |
| IR Size & Orientation | 18 x 24cm Landscape, divided in two usually fit 2 views, use lead masking for unused area |
| Film / Screen Combination | Detail (CR and DR as recommended by manufacturer) |
| Bucky / Grid | No |
| Filter | Yes - when using film a thin filter covering phalanges and distal metatarsals |
| Exposure | 55 kVp 2.5 mAs |
| FFD / SID | 100cm |
| Central Ray | CR angled 10° - 15° towards calcaneus Directed to the metatarsophalangeal joints |
| Collimation | Four sides of collimation Outer skin margins of foot on the sides Upper margin to include distal phalanges, Lower margin to include metatrsals |
| Markers | Distal and Lateral Marker orientation AP |
| Shielding | Gonadal (check your department's policy guidelines) |
| Respiration | Not applicable |
| Positioning | Some departmental protocols include centering and collimation for the AP toes to include all the toes and distal metatarsals. The majority include centering to the toe of interest with closer collimation to include only one digit on each side of the injury (check your department's policy guidelines)
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| Critique | Positioning |
| Special Notes |
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