Specialty | Specialty Tangential Patella Merchant Position

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 guidance from professional bodies such as the American Society of Radiologic Technologists and general principles reflected in commonly used radiography curricula.

It is an original work and does not reproduce or rely on proprietary content from commercial textbooks such as Bontrager or Merrills. For informational purposes only, not patient care.