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AP Positioning
Patient supine on table Patients midline with midline of table Knee flexed (optional) Arms at side or up out of the way No rotation Collimate on lateral borders of spine
Seen on Radiograph
Entire Lumbar spine Intervertebral joint spaces
Spinous and transverse processes SI joints Sacrum
Lateral Lumbar Positioning
Patient rolled up on left side Knees flexed and on top of each other Align mid-coronal plane to mid-line of table True lateral position with no rotation Scapula and hips straight
Sacrum and Coccyx
3 views, 2 AP’S & lateral 10 x 12 lengthwise Shield on Males Marker Expiration Collimate to area of interest 80@15 for AP’s 90@55 for lateral
AP Sacrum
Patient supine Align midline of body to midline of table Patient flat with no rotation
Patient in the same position as AP L-spine
Lateral Sacrum and coccyx
Position patient on side like the Lateral L-spine
Align sacrum and coccyx to midline of table