Mandible - Oblique
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Radiographic Positioning
Adult | Other related pages of interest |
Name of projection | Mandible - Oblique (Left / Right) |
Area Covered | Rami, condylar and coronoid processes, body and mentum of mandible nearest to IR |
Pathology shown | Fractures, neoplastic and inflammatory processes |
Radiographic Anatomy | Mandible Radiographic Anatomy |
IR Size & Orientation | 18 x 24cm Portrait |
Film / Screen Combination | Regular (CR and DR as recommended by manufacturer) |
Bucky / Grid | Moving or Stationary Grid |
Filter | No |
Exposure | 60 kVp 16mAs |
FFD / SID | 100cm |
Central Ray | CR angled 25° cephalad Direct CR to exit mandibular region of interest |
Collimation | Collimate closely to mandible |
Markers | Anterior and Inferior Marker orientation AP |
Shielding | Gonadal (check your department's policy guidelines) |
Respiration | Suspend |
Positioning |
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Critique | Positioning |
Special Notes |