Shoulder (lateral positioning)

Case contributed by Andrew Murphy
Diagnosis not applicable

Presentation

This is a case study on an x-ray phantom to demonstrate three different imaging techniques of the shoulder.

Phantom study

x-ray

These are images acquired of a dummy patient to demonstrate different radiographic techniques to achieve a lateral shoulder in trauma.

Case Discussion

The following radiographs demonstrate three different methods in achieve a lateral shoulder of the trauma patient. The patient,exposure and detectors are constant; the only variable is patient positioning or tube angulation.

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