Imaging Procedures 1 Final Exam Study
Questions and Answers Latest Version
Graded A+
What positioning technique is used to reduce magnification in a PA chest X-ray?
A) Increasing OID
✔✔B) Placing the patient’s chest against the IR
C) Decreasing kVp
D) Using a grid
What view best demonstrates a suspected tibial plateau fracture?
✔✔A) AP knee with 15-degree cephalic angle
B) Lateral knee with knee fully flexed
C) Weight-bearing AP knee
D) Axial calcaneus view
Which projection is best for detecting a Jefferson fracture?
A) AP cervical spine
✔✔B) Open-mouth odontoid view
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,C) Lateral cervical spine
D) Swimmer’s lateral
Which anatomical structure must be included in a KUB X-ray?
A) Liver and diaphragm
✔✔B) Kidneys, ureters, and bladder
C) Entire bony pelvis
D) Thoracic vertebrae
What is the best way to position a patient for an axiolateral hip projection?
✔✔A) Cross-table lateral with leg in neutral position
B) Supine with leg rotated 15 degrees internally
C) Frog-leg lateral with knee flexed
D) Erect with foot externally rotated
Where should the CR be directed for a lateral nasal bone projection?
A) At the frontal sinus
✔✔B) ½ inch distal to the nasion
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,C) Centered at the glabella
D) Below the maxilla
Which projection best demonstrates a blowout fracture?
✔✔A) Modified Waters view
B) PA Caldwell view
C) AP axial skull
D) Lateral sinus
What is the best patient position for imaging a suspected pleural effusion?
✔✔A) Lateral decubitus with affected side down
B) Supine AP chest
C) PA chest with deep inspiration
D) Upright PA with shoulders rotated forward
What positioning error occurs when the chin is tilted too high during an AP cervical spine X-ray?
A) Clavicles obscure the spine
B) Mandible is superimposed over C1-C2
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, ✔✔C) Occipital bone obscures the upper cervical vertebrae
D) Excessive lordotic curvature is demonstrated
Which body position is best for an AP scapula projection?
A) Prone with arm extended
✔✔B) Supine with arm abducted 90 degrees
C) Lateral with arm against body
D) Erect with arm in neutral position
What breathing instructions are given for a lateral T-spine X-ray?
✔✔A) Breathe normally with long exposure
B) Hold breath on full inspiration
C) Hold breath on full expiration
D) Rapid shallow breathing
Which anatomical structure should be visualized on a well-positioned PA oblique hand X-ray?
✔✔A) Open metacarpophalangeal joint spaces
B) Superimposed phalanges
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Questions and Answers Latest Version
Graded A+
What positioning technique is used to reduce magnification in a PA chest X-ray?
A) Increasing OID
✔✔B) Placing the patient’s chest against the IR
C) Decreasing kVp
D) Using a grid
What view best demonstrates a suspected tibial plateau fracture?
✔✔A) AP knee with 15-degree cephalic angle
B) Lateral knee with knee fully flexed
C) Weight-bearing AP knee
D) Axial calcaneus view
Which projection is best for detecting a Jefferson fracture?
A) AP cervical spine
✔✔B) Open-mouth odontoid view
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,C) Lateral cervical spine
D) Swimmer’s lateral
Which anatomical structure must be included in a KUB X-ray?
A) Liver and diaphragm
✔✔B) Kidneys, ureters, and bladder
C) Entire bony pelvis
D) Thoracic vertebrae
What is the best way to position a patient for an axiolateral hip projection?
✔✔A) Cross-table lateral with leg in neutral position
B) Supine with leg rotated 15 degrees internally
C) Frog-leg lateral with knee flexed
D) Erect with foot externally rotated
Where should the CR be directed for a lateral nasal bone projection?
A) At the frontal sinus
✔✔B) ½ inch distal to the nasion
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,C) Centered at the glabella
D) Below the maxilla
Which projection best demonstrates a blowout fracture?
✔✔A) Modified Waters view
B) PA Caldwell view
C) AP axial skull
D) Lateral sinus
What is the best patient position for imaging a suspected pleural effusion?
✔✔A) Lateral decubitus with affected side down
B) Supine AP chest
C) PA chest with deep inspiration
D) Upright PA with shoulders rotated forward
What positioning error occurs when the chin is tilted too high during an AP cervical spine X-ray?
A) Clavicles obscure the spine
B) Mandible is superimposed over C1-C2
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, ✔✔C) Occipital bone obscures the upper cervical vertebrae
D) Excessive lordotic curvature is demonstrated
Which body position is best for an AP scapula projection?
A) Prone with arm extended
✔✔B) Supine with arm abducted 90 degrees
C) Lateral with arm against body
D) Erect with arm in neutral position
What breathing instructions are given for a lateral T-spine X-ray?
✔✔A) Breathe normally with long exposure
B) Hold breath on full inspiration
C) Hold breath on full expiration
D) Rapid shallow breathing
Which anatomical structure should be visualized on a well-positioned PA oblique hand X-ray?
✔✔A) Open metacarpophalangeal joint spaces
B) Superimposed phalanges
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