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on: Jul 17, 2018
The Colle's fracture is characterized as:
 
 a fracture to the distal radius that displaces posteriorly
  a fracture to the scaphoid bone that displaces posteriorly
  a fracture to the distal radius that displaces anteriorly
  a transverse fracture to the distal radius and ulna

Question 2

The projected focal spot down to the image receptor is referred to as:
 
 small focal spot
  actual focal spot
  line focus principle
  effective focal spot


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Reply #1 on: Jul 17, 2018
Answer to Question 1

a fracture to the distal radius that displaces posteriorly

Rationale: The Colle's fracture is characterized by a fracture to the distal radius with posterior displacement. The Colle's fracture may also include a chip fracture to the ulnar styloid process.

Answer to Question 2

effective focal spot

Rationale: The effective focal spot is the area projected down towards the image receptor.


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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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Excellent

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