Anterior Pelvic Bones - Superioinferior "Inlet View" (Lilienfield Method)
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Radiographic Positioning
Adult | Other related pages of interest |
Name of projection | Anterior Pelvic Bones - Superioinferior "Inlet View" (Lilienfield Method) |
Area Covered | Pelvic ring or inlet (superior aperture) |
Pathology shown | Assess pelvic trauma for posterior displacement or inward or outward rotation of the anterior pelvis |
Radiographic Anatomy | Pelvis Radiographic Anatomy |
IR Size & Orientation | 35 x 43cm Landscape |
Film / Screen Combination | Regular (CR and DR as recommended by manufacturer) |
Bucky / Grid | Moving or Stationary Grid |
Filter | No |
Exposure | 70 kVp 16 mAs |
FFD / SID | 100cm |
Central Ray | CR angled caudad 40° (near perpendicular to plane of inlet) CR directed to patient midline at level of ASIS |
Collimation | Four sides of collimation Collimate laterally to skin borders |
Markers | Distal and Lateral Marker orientation AP |
Shielding | Gonadal (check your department's policy guidelines) |
Respiration | Suspended |
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Critique | Positioning |
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