For an AP oblique sacroiliac joint projection (LPO position), the
1. patient's midsagittal plane is placed at a 25- to 30-degree angle with the imaging table.
2. sacroiliac joint of interest is positioned farther from the IR.
3. right marker should be used.
4. central ray is centered 1 inch (2.5 cm) medial to the elevated ASIS.
a. 1 only
b. 2 and 4 only
c. 2, 3, and 4 only
d. 1, 2, 3, and 4
Question 2
An AP oblique sacroiliac joint projection (RPO position) with poor positioning demonstrates a closed sacroiliac joint, the superior and inferior sacral alae without superimposition, and the lat-eral sacral ala superimposed over the iliac tuberosity.
How was the positioning setup mispositioned for such a projection to be obtained?
a. The pelvis was insufficiently rotated.
b. The pelvis was overrotated.
c. The central ray was not angled.
d. The central ray was centered too medially.
In the communication technique of collaborating, the nurse sends the message that the nurse and pati
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