Foot - Medial Oblique
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Radiographic Positioning
Adult | Other related pages of interest |
Name of projection | Foot - Oblique (Medial Rotation) |
Area Covered | Entire foot from distal phalanges to the calcaneus, and the talus |
Pathology Shown | Fractures, dislocation, foreign body, joint space abnormalities |
Radiographic Anatomy | Foot Radiographic Anatomy |
IR Size & Orientation | 24 x 30cm Portrait, divided in two can usually fit 2 views, use lead masking for unused area |
Film / Screen combination | Detail (CR and DR as recommended by manufacturer) |
Bucky / Grid | No |
Filter | Yes - when using film a thin filter covering phalanges and distal metatarsals |
Exposure | 57 kVp 3.2 mAs |
FFD / SID | 100cm |
Central Ray | Directed at base of the 3rd metatarsal Perpendicular to the IR |
Collimation | Outer skin margins of the foot on four sides |
Markers | Distal and Lateral marker orientation AP |
Shielding | Gonadal (check your department's policy guidelines) |
Respiration | Not applicable |
Positioning |
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Critique | Positioning
Area Covered
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Special Notes | Effect of over rotation
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