Author Question: For an AP oblique shoulder projection (Grashey method), the 1. patient's midcoronal plane is ... (Read 69 times)

dollx · **on:** Jul 17, 2018

For an AP oblique shoulder projection (Grashey method), the

1. patient's midcoronal plane is rotated to a 45-degree angle with the IR.
2. central ray is centered 1 inch (2. 5 cm) inferior and medial to the coracoid.
3. patient is rotated toward the affected shoulder.
4. image is obtained with the patient in an upright position.
a. 1 and 3 only
b. 2 and 4 only
c. 2, 3, and 4 only
d. 1, 2, 3, and 4

Question 2

An inferosuperior axial shoulder projection that does not include the posterior aspects of the acromion and humerus was obtained

a. without the patient's head rotated or tilted toward the affected shoulder.
b. using a central ray to lateral body surface angle that was too large.
c. without the patient's shoulder elevated on a sponge or washcloth.
d. without the IR positioned proximally enough.