Knee - Intercondylar (PA Axial) (Camp-Coventry)

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Name of projection Knee - Intercondylar (PA Axial)This is a featured page(Camp-Coventry Method)
Area Covered Intercondylar fossa, femoral condyles, tibial plateus and intercondylar eminence
Pathology shownBony or cartilaginous pathology, osteochondral defects and joint space narrowing
Radiographic AnatomyKnee Radiographic Anatomy
IR Size & Orientation 18 x 24cm
Landscape
Film / Screen Combination Detail
(CR and DR as recommended by manufacturer)
Bucky / Grid No
FilterNo
Exposure 60 kVp
8 mAs
FFD / SID 100 cm
Central Ray CR perpendicular to lower leg - angled 40° caudal
Directed to popliteal fossa
Collimation Collimate to knee joint on four sides
Markers Distal and Lateral
Marker orientation PA
Shielding Gonadal (check your department's policy guidelines)
RespirationNot applicable
Positioning
  • Patient prone on the X-ray table
  • Cushion for patients head
  • Flex knee 40° to 50° and place a support under patients ankles
  • CR perpendicular to lower leg - angled 40° caudal, and directed to the popliteal fossa
Critique

Positioning
Area Covered
Collimation
Exposure
Special Notes