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"palmar aspect of pronated hand is placed over the detector, and extended fingers are kept in contact with little separation, allowing interphalangeal joint spaces to appear open."

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"Finger PA view is a standard projection for radiographic assessment of the fingers; it is one of three views of the finger series."

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"This projection is best to access the joint spaces and distal, middle and proximal phalanx in the AP plane. It is not advisable to only obtain one view of the fingers (or any extremity), given how subtle pathology can be in this region. Note that the AP position of the finger radiograph is not the AP position of the thumb (this is a different radiograph altogether)."

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"This projection is best to access the joint spaces and distal, middle and proximal phalanx in the AP plane. It is not advisable to only obtain one view of the fingers (or any extremity), given how subtle pathology can be in this region. Note that the AP position of the finger radiograph is not the AP position of the thumb (this is a different radiograph altogether)."

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"This projection is best to access the joint spaces and distal, middle and proximal phalanx in the AP plane. It is not advisable to only obtain one view of the fingers (or any extremity), given how subtle pathology can be in this region. Note that the AP position of the finger radiograph is not the AP position of the thumb (this is a different radiograph altogether)."

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"The PA finger is not a technically challenging radiograph, always ensure the fingers are equal distance apart and either label or include adjacent fingers to prevent any diagnostic errors 2."

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"orientation "

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Semicolons
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"Finger PA view is a standard projection for radiographic assessment of the fingers; it is one of three views of the finger series."

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"This projection is best to access the joint spaces and distal, middle and proximal phalanx in the AP plane. It is not advisable to only obtain one view of the fingers (or any extremity), given how subtle pathology can be in this region. Note that the AP position of the finger radiograph is not the AP position of the thumb (this is a different radiograph altogether)."

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