Thumb (lateral view)
Updates to Article Attributes
Body
was changed:
The thumb lateral view is an orthogonal projection to AP/PA view and helps in the localisation of a foreign body in the thenar eminence.
Patient position
- patient is seated alongside the table
- forearm is placed on table
- the wrist is kept in ulnar deviation and thumb abducted
- lateral aspect of thumb is brought in contact with the cassette
X-ray beam features
- vertical beam
beamis employed - centred to a point over first metacarpophalangeal joint
-<li>vertical beam beam is employed</li>- +<li>vertical beam is employed</li>
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