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tibia-fibula-lateral-view-1
Acronyms
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"The tibia fibula lateral view is the orthogonal projection to the AP view and is performed for evaluation of fractures or dislocations including their direction of angulation, or in patients suspected to have a foreign body or bone lesion including osteomyelitis."

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"SID100 cm"

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"Placing the detector in a diagonal orientation with an increased SID can heighten your chances of getting the entire lower limb on the one image."

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"centring pointmid-point between the ankle joint and the knee joint"

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"collimation"

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"orientation portrait or diagonal depending on limb length"

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"detector size35 cm x 43 cm or 43 cm x 35 cm"

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"exposure "

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"SID100 cm"

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"gridno"

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Emphasis
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"orientation portrait or diagonal depending on limb length"

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"detector size35 cm x 43 cm or 43 cm x 35 cm"

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Accepted Abbreviations
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"In trauma, it may not be possible to place the patient as above, in these cases the same principles can be applied with a modified horizontal beam view. The patient can remain supine with an image receptor placed vertically adjacent to the lateral aspect of the upright ankle; the X-ray beam is directed horizontally, centred midway between the knee and the ankle joint."

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Semicolons
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"In trauma, it may not be possible to place the patient as above, in these cases the same principles can be applied with a modified horizontal beam view. The patient can remain supine with an image receptor placed vertically adjacent to the lateral aspect of the upright ankle; the X-ray beam is directed horizontally, centred midway between the knee and the ankle joint."

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