- best visualized w/ AP view & view w/ beam angled 30 deg. cephalad;
- w/ frx of clavicle, distal fragment & arm tend to sag, while proximal fragment,
held by the sternoclavicular joint tends to point upward;
Discussion
- the name given to the 40 deg cephalic tilt view of the SC joints;
- used to visualize the sternoclavicular joints and medial 1/3 of the
clavicles for fractures or dislocation;
- SC joints are visualized on the same film and compared side to side;
Technique
- patient is supine;
- non rigid 11 x 14 inch cassette is placed under the upper chest,
shoulders, and neck;
- beam is angled 40 deg. off verticle centered on the sternum;
- tube to cassette distance is 60 deg for adults and 40 deg for child;
- CT scan best evaluates the s-c joint;
سرندپيتي ويو: از كلاويكول
كه تيوب 30-40 درجه به طرف سر زاويه داده مي شود و فاصله حدود 45-60 اينچ از كلاويكول و كاست زير كلاويوكلار قرار مي گيرد
مطلب ارسالی : علی کیانی نظرلو
