Positioning Reinforcement 1

1. Degree of elbow in a Coyle method to demonstrate coronoid process – 80°

2. Degree of body rotation to demonstrate sternoclavicular – 10-15°
3. Demonstrated in a tangential proj of the carpus – PALMAR ASPECT OF GREATER
MULTANGULAR
4. Lane, Kennedy, and Kushner PA Oblique to demonstrate severe MC deformities or
fx of the hand – REVERSE OBLIQUE
5. CR for AP of the wrist – MIDCARPAL AREA
6. Patient position for AP of the scapula – ARM IS ABDUCTED AT RIGHT ANGLE
7. PA Axial oblique Clements-Nakayama of the wrist demonstrates – TRAPEZIUM and
ARTICULATIONS with ADJACENT BONES
8. Patient is positioned recumbent with and the CR directed horizontal – DECUBITUS
9. Position/projection that best demonstrates AC separation – AP ERECT, BOTH
SHOULDERS
10. Patient is positioned supine with the body rotated 35° to 45° toward affected
side, and the CR directed to shoulder joint – GLENOID FOSSA
11. Position/projection that separates radial head, neck and tuberosity from
superimposition – LATERAL OBLIQUE
12. Not seen due to superimposition in AP Pelvis if the feet are not inverted –
GREATER TROCHANTER
13. Statement that refers to positioning of px in AP Scapula – PX IS POSITIONED
RECUMBENT
14. Patient’s position in PA that will best demonstrate the SC Joints – SLIGHT OBL
POSITION, AFFECTED SIDE ADJACENT TO IR
15. Demonstrate fx of the fifth(5th) metacarpal – STAPEZYNSKI
16. AP Projection of elbow in acute flexion – JONES
17. CR in Gaynor-Hart method – 25° to 30° long axis of the hand
19. Demonstrate “SKIER’S THUMB” – FOLIO
20. Required knee flexion in CAMP-COVENTRY method – 40°- 50°
21. Useful position in demonstrating bony abnormalities of the glenoid rim in px
with instability of the shoulder – WEST POINT
22. Laquerriere-Pierquin method supine position demonstrates – SCAPULAR
SPINE
23. Best projection to demonstrate carpe bossu – LATERAL W/ PALMAR FLEXION
24. Projection of the thumb requires digits 2-5 to be extended, w/ palm flat
against IR as if for a PA hand – PA OBLIQUE
25. Most commonly fractured carpal bone – SCAPHOID
26. Position obtained w/ px lying prone recumbent on the table, and the CR
directed to the iliac crest – VENTRAL DECUBITUS
27. Carpal bones that do not have a 2nd or 3rd name – PISIFORM
28. Position/projection NOT employed in the demonstration of the
sternoclavicular articulation – WEIGHT BEARING POSITION
29. Norgaard method to detect early rheumatoid arthritis is examination of the –
HAND
30. Other name for the os magnum – CAPITATE
31. Best demonstrates metacarpal head fractures – TANGENTIAL OBL PROJ
32. Kurzbauer method for SC articulations is a procedure requiring –
AXIOLATERAL PROJECTION
33. Degree of body rotation to demonstrate the SC joint – 10°-15°
34. Px supine and the CR is directed approx. 2’’ inferior to coracoid process –
SCAPULA
35. PA oblique of the hand reveals that mid aspect of 3 rd, 4th, and 5th metacarpals
is slightly superimposed. What must be done to correct this positioning problem –
DECREASE OBLIQUITY OF HAND
36. AP elbow demonstrates total separation between proximal radius and ulna.
What must be done to correct this problem – ROTATE UPPER LIMB MEDIALLY
37. Best for demonstrating possible dislocation of the proximal humerus –
SCAPULAR Y
38. Proj of the shoulder requires that the humeral epicondyles be parallel to the
cassette – EXTERNAL ROTATION
39. AP oblique proj (medial rotation) of the wrist will – SEPARATE THE PISIFORM
FROM ADJACENT CARPAL BONES
40. Elbow proj that would demonstrate olecranon process seen in the olecranon
fossa – MEDIAL OBLIQUE
41. Which of these is not in a true lateral position of the elbow joint – ELBOW
SHOULD BE FLEXED 45°
42. Position outlines the lesser tuberosity between the humeral head and the
greater tuberosity – AP HUMERUS
43. Position that cannot be used to demonstrate the SC articulations – WEIGHT-
BEARING
44. Correct tube angle and direction combinations for an axial proj of the clavicle,
w/ px in the AP recumbent position – 25°-30° CEPHALAD
45. Most medial part of the femur – FEMORAL HEAD
46. Scapular Y proj of shoulder demonstrates – OBL PROJ OF SHOULDER,
ANTERIOR and POSTERIOR DISLOCATION
47. Reason why the knee is flexed 20°-30° when performing lateral proj of the
knee – THIS RELAXES THE MUSCLES AND SHOWS MAXIMUM VOLUME OF THE
JOINT CAVITY
48. Common reference in axiolateral proj of the hip Danellius-Miller method –
CROSS-TABLE LATERAL
49. Maneuver that will show the femoral neck in AP proj of the femur – FOOT
INVERTED 15°
50. This proj BEST demonstrates posterior displacement of tibial fx – LATERAL
51. Method employed when obtaining a radiograph of a px w/ suspected hip
fracture – DANELIUS-MILLER
52. Tangential proj Lewis-Holly method will demonstrate – TANGENTIAL PROFILE
OF METATARSAL HEAD AND SESAMOIDS
53. Flexion of AP axial proj of the knee to visualize intercondylar fossa (beclere
method) – 60°

55. Merchant method is also known as the – MOUNTAIN VIEW

56. Primary advantage of camp-coventry method instead of Holmblad method
when obtaining a tunnel view of the knee – INCREASED PATIENT COMFORT
57. Used to evaluate OSGOOD-SCHLATTER’S DISEASE – TIBIA-FIBULA
58. Knee condition that warrants an arthrogram of the knee – MENISCUS TEAR
59. CR direction for Hickey method of the hip joint – 20°-25° CEPHALAD
60. Useful in diagnosing stress fractures of the calcaneus or tuberosity –
LATEROMEDIAL OBL WEIGHT-BEARING
61. Foot proj BEST demonstrates cuboid and its articulations – AP MEDIAL OBL
62. Two projection series that BEST demonstrates the calcaneus – AXIAL
PLANTODORSAL AND LATERAL
63. Articulation seen in profile w/ AP medial obl proj w/ 15°-20° medial rotation of
the ankle – TALOFIBULAR
64. Degree difference between medial and lateral condyle of the femur – 5°-7°
65. knee proj that BEST demonstrates proximal tibiofibular joint w/out
superimposition – MEDIAL OBLIQUE
66. This evaluation criteria indicated that the knee is properly positioned for the
lateral proj – FEMORAL CONDYLES ARE SUPERIMPOSED
67. Positioning maneuver that reduces femoropatellar space in lateral proj of the
patella – FLEXING THE KNEE MORE THAN 10°
68. Major disadvantage of SETTEGAST method – REQUIRES OVERFLEXION
69. AP proj of the foot to demonstrate the tarsometatarsal joint space of the mid
foot better if the CR is directed – 10° TOWARD THE HEEL OF THE BASE OF THE 3RD
METATARSAL

71 Grashey method navicular is best demonstrated in profile, what is the rotation of

the heel? – 30° MEDIALLY

72. Proj that BEST demonstrate the degree of lower extremity varus and valgus
deformity – KNEE AP WEIGHT BEARING
73. this position is used to demonstrate the humerus when the arm cannot be rotated
or abducted – TRANSTHORACIC

75. Long bone measurement requires radiography of the – LOWER LIMBS ONLY

77. failure to dorsiflex px’s ankle during AP medial obl proj of the ankle will result in –
INACCURATE DEMONSTRATION OF THE DISTAL TIBIOFIBULAR ARTICULATION

78. this proj requires tube angulation of 25°-40° caudad to the joint spaces between
the patella and femoral condyles – KUCHENDORF

79. dorsoplantar proj of the foot will clearly demonstrate the joints space between
metatarsal and midfoot – 10°-20°

80. This position will open the interspaces between the medial side of the carpals – PA
RADIAL FLEXION

81. General x-rays of the upper limb require that the following positioned preferably
resting on the table – FOREARM AND ARM

82. Structures that can be palpated on the medial side to locate the knee joint –
FEMORAL CONDYL & TIBIAL CONDYLE
83. Medial obl position of the foot requires rotations of the leg and foot – MEDIALLY

84. Proper position of the arms for a dorsal decub position of the abdomen – OVER
THE HEAD

85. proj used to demonstrate bilateral projs of the femoral necks – MODIFIED
CLEAVES METHOD

86. accomplished by rotating the palms of the hands upward during a PA position of
the chest – SCAPULAE ARE ROTATED LATERALLY

88. relationship of the tibia and fibula – ANTERIOR & MEDIAL

89. this position will demonstrate the axillary border of the scapula BEST in an AP proj
– ARM ABDUCTED TO A RIGHT ANGLE W/ HAND SUPINATED

90. proj to demonstrate calcaneal spur – LATERAL

92. This proj of the foot will BEST demonstrate the longitudinal and transverse arch –
LATERAL WEIGHT-BEARING
93. this proj of the foot best demonstrates the SINUS TARSI, CUBOID, TUBEROSITY, and
the 5th metatarsal – MEDIAL OBLIQUE FOOT

94. this proj will BEST demonstrate the tarsal navicular free of superimposition – AP
OBLIQUE, LATERAL ROTATION

95. appropriate centering points for AP proj of the hip – LEVEL OF SUPERIOR
PORTION OF THE GREATER TROCHANTER

96. involved in ORTHOROENTGENOLOGIC MEASUREMENT of leg length – CR

POSITIONING AT THE HIP, KNEE, & ANKLE JOINTS

98. part being examined when CR is directed to the long axis of the part, midway
between elbow and shoulder joints – HUMERUS

99. proper stress method to delineate the medial side of the knee during CONTRAST
ARTHROGRAPHY – LATERAL STRESS OF THE LOWER LEG

100. approx. range of anterior angle of the femur – 15°-20°