Knee - Intercondylar
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Radiographic Positioning
Adult | Other related pages of interest |
Name of projection | Knee - Intercondylar (AP Axial) |
Area Covered | Intercondylar fossa, femoral condyles, tibial plateus and intercondylar eminence |
Pathology shown | Bony or cartilaginous pathology, osteochondral defects and joint space narrowing |
Radiographic Anatomy | Knee Radiographic Anatomy |
IR Size & Orientation | 18 x 24cm Landscape |
Film / Screen Combination | Detail (CR and DR as recommended by manufacturer) |
Bucky / Grid | No |
Filter | No |
Exposure | 60 kVp 8 mAs |
FFD / SID | 100cm |
Central Ray | CR perpendicular to lower leg - angled 40° cephalad 1.2 cm distal to apex of patella |
Collimation | Collimate to knee joint 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 |
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