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Name: Specialty Radial Head Lateral Position Procedure: The elbow is flexed ninety degrees with hand rotated to isolate the radial head and capitellum. Patient Position: Seated elbow flexed Region: Specialty Projection: Lateral Beam Direction: Lateral to medial Type of Study: Diagnostic This dataset is informed by widely accepted radiographic positioning standards used across clinical practice, … Read more

Name: Specialty Inferosuperior Axial Shoulder Position Procedure: The arm is abducted and the beam passes upward to show the glenohumeral joint and humeral head. Patient Position: Supine arm abducted Region: Specialty Projection: Axial Beam Direction: Inferior to superior Type of Study: Diagnostic This dataset is informed by widely accepted radiographic positioning standards used across clinical … Read more

Name: Specialty Tangential Patella Merchant Position Procedure: The knees are flexed and the beam angled to show the patellofemoral joint and patellar tracking. Patient Position: Supine knees flexed Region: Specialty Projection: Tangential Beam Direction: Angled beam Type of Study: Diagnostic This dataset is informed by widely accepted radiographic positioning standards used across clinical practice, including … Read more

Name: Specialty Calcaneus Axial Position Procedure: The foot is dorsiflexed and the beam angled to show the calcaneus and subtalar joint. Patient Position: Supine foot dorsiflexed Region: Specialty Projection: Axial Beam Direction: Angled cephalad Type of Study: Diagnostic This dataset is informed by widely accepted radiographic positioning standards used across clinical practice, including guidance from … Read more

Name: Specialty Mandible Acanthiomeatal Position Procedure: The chin is raised to show the mandible free of superimposition and evaluate fractures. Patient Position: Standing or seated Region: Specialty Projection: Axial Beam Direction: Posterior to anterior Type of Study: Diagnostic This dataset is informed by widely accepted radiographic positioning standards used across clinical practice, including guidance from … Read more

Name: Specialty Temporomandibular Joint Oblique Position Procedure: The head is rotated to show mandibular condyles and joint spaces for evaluation of dysfunction. Patient Position: Standing oblique Region: Specialty Projection: Oblique Beam Direction: Oblique beam Type of Study: Diagnostic This dataset is informed by widely accepted radiographic positioning standards used across clinical practice, including guidance from … Read more

Name: Chest PA Position Procedure: The patient stands facing the detector with shoulders rolled forward to clear the scapulae. The beam enters from the back and exits the front producing minimal heart enlargement. This projection evaluates lungs mediastinum and thoracic structures. Patient Position: Standing facing detector Region: Chest Projection: PA Beam Direction: Posterior to anterior … Read more

Name: Chest Lateral Position Procedure: The patient stands with the left side against the detector to reduce heart enlargement. Arms are raised to clear the thorax. This projection provides depth information and complements the PA view. Patient Position: Standing left side to detector Region: Chest Projection: Lateral Beam Direction: Lateral to medial Type of Study: … Read more

Name: Chest AP Portable Position Procedure: The patient lies supine or semiupright with the beam entering from the front. This projection is used for critically ill patients and evaluates acute pathology and line placement. Patient Position: Supine or semiupright Region: Chest Projection: AP Beam Direction: Anterior to posterior Type of Study: Diagnostic This dataset is … Read more

Name: Chest Lordotic Position Procedure: The patient leans backward or the tube is angled upward to project the clavicles above the lung apices. This projection improves visualization of apical lung regions. Patient Position: Standing leaning backward Region: Chest Projection: Axial Beam Direction: Angled cephalad Type of Study: Diagnostic This dataset is informed by widely accepted … Read more