NMTCB (CT) - SPINE AND
MUSCULOSKELETAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
CORRECT
Spine CT
- indications
- localizer
- scan - ANSWER-indications
- trauma, tumors, disc herniation, spinal infection, stenosis, metastasis, fractures
localizer
- AP lateral
- spine straight and allows to count pt ribs to localize the thoracic vertebrae
scan
- axial
- spine aligned with the long axis of the pt table to evaluate the discs
- no contrast
Musculoskeletal CT exams
- indications
- contrast - ANSWER-- evaluate lesions, trauma, joint space
contrast
- evaluates vascularity of a tumor
- major arteries or veins to masses
Thoracic spine CT
- slices
- recon - ANSWER-slices
- transverse
- helical scan can allow axial images and reconstruction
- thin 2- 3mm overlapping slices
-no contrast unless suspected mass
Shoulder CT
- positioning
- scan
- recon - ANSWER-positioning
- head first
MUSCULOSKELETAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
CORRECT
Spine CT
- indications
- localizer
- scan - ANSWER-indications
- trauma, tumors, disc herniation, spinal infection, stenosis, metastasis, fractures
localizer
- AP lateral
- spine straight and allows to count pt ribs to localize the thoracic vertebrae
scan
- axial
- spine aligned with the long axis of the pt table to evaluate the discs
- no contrast
Musculoskeletal CT exams
- indications
- contrast - ANSWER-- evaluate lesions, trauma, joint space
contrast
- evaluates vascularity of a tumor
- major arteries or veins to masses
Thoracic spine CT
- slices
- recon - ANSWER-slices
- transverse
- helical scan can allow axial images and reconstruction
- thin 2- 3mm overlapping slices
-no contrast unless suspected mass
Shoulder CT
- positioning
- scan
- recon - ANSWER-positioning
- head first
