Author Question: Less magnification of the sesamoids can be achieved by positioning the foot: dorsiflexed with the ... (Read 49 times)

Alygatorr01285 · **on:** Jul 17, 2018

Less magnification of the sesamoids can be achieved by positioning the foot:

dorsiflexed with the heel in contact with the image receptor
dorsiflexed with the toes in contact with the image receptor
plantarflexed with the toes in contact with the image receptor
plantarflexed with the heel in contact with the image receptor

Question 2

A patient in the emergency room following an MVA is suspected to have a right hemothorax. What technical adjustments would be necessary to image this patient?

no technical adjustments necessary
increase technical factors
decrease technical factors
decrease mAs

Anonymous · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 17, 2018

Answer to Question 1

dorsiflexed with the toes in contact with the image receptor

Rationale: Dorsiflexion of the foot is necessary and the ball of the foot should be positioned perpendicular to the image receptor to allow the tangential beam to skim the part. The toes should be positioned closer to the image receptor to reduce magnification.

Answer to Question 2

increase technical factors

Rationale: A hemothorax is blood pooling in the pleural cavity creating an additive pathology. With additive pathologies, the technical factors may need to be increased.