A Patient Comes to Radiology for a Thoracic Spine Routine

question 9

Multiple Choice

A patient comes to radiology for a thoracic spine routine.The patient has a history of arthritis of the spine.The radiologist requests that additional projections be taken to demonstrate the zygapophyseal joints.What position(s) and/or projection(s) would be ideal to demonstrate these structures?

• A)Pillar view projection of interest region
• B)Swimmer's lateral projection
• C)Spot AP and lateral projections of interest region
• D)70° oblique projections

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