True/False: The recommended source image receptor distance (SID) for lower
limb radiography is 40 inches (100 cm).
True
True/False: The use of a grid for foot and ankle studies is required.
False
True/False: With careful and close collimation, gonadal shielding does not have
to be used during lower limb radiography.
False
True/False: With digital radiography, it is recommended that the anatomy should
be centered to the IR.
True
True/False: A kVp range between 50 and 55 should be used for knee radiography.
False
True/False: Technologists should hold pediatric patients rather than use
immobilization devices to reduce repeat projections.
False
True/False: It is recommended that bariatric patients be allowed to wear pants for
lower limb radiography.
False
Exostosis
Benign, neoplastic bone lesion caused by overproduction of bone at a joint
Osgood-Schlatter disease
An inflammatory condition involving the anterior, proximal tibia
Gout
Inherited type of arthritis that commonly affects males
Reiter syndrome
Condition affecting the sacroiliac joints and lower limbs of young men, especially the
posterosuperior margin of the calcaneus
Osteoid osteoma
Benign bone lesion usually developing in teens or young adults
Chondrosarcoma
Malignant tumor of the cartilage
Lisfranc joint injury
Injury to a large ligament located between the bases of the first and second metatarsal
Bone cyst
Benign, neoplastic bone lesion filled with clear fluid
Paget disease
Also known as osteitis deformans
Ewing sarcoma
Most prevalent primary bone malignancy in pediatric patients
The formal name for "runner's knee" is
Chondromalacia patellae
What is another term for osteomalacia?
Rickets