"United Kingdom"
"Australia and New Zealand"
"In the UK, a skeletal survey is composed of 1:"
"AP chest"
"AP abdomen and pelvis"
"AP humerus"
"AP forearm"
"AP femur"
"AP tib/fib"
"The humerus and forearm may be imaged as a single AP if the quality is appropriate. This is also true of the femur and tib/fib."
"AP and lateral skull (if CT has not been performed)"
"AP chest (including the shoulders)"
"AP abdomen and pelvis"
"AP arm (centred at the elbow)"
"AP humerus, including the shoulder and elbow"
"AP forearm, including the wrist and elbow"
"PA hand and wrist"
"AP lower limb hip to ankle"
"AP femur"
"AP tibia and fibula"
"AP knee"
Expected headings
"United Kingdom"
"Australia and New Zealand"
"head, chest, spine and pelvis"
"quality images, free from motion artifact, are important. Use of appropriate immobilisation techniques should be considered, including the use of adults to assist holding the patient; if this is done, all parties involved must be documented"