A Patient Comes to Radiology for a Follow-Up Study for a Clay

question 58

Multiple Choice

A patient comes to radiology for a follow-up study for a clay shoveler's fracture.Which of the following projections will best demonstrate the extent of this fracture?

• A) AP cervical spine
• B) Lateral thoracic spine
• C) Lateral cervical spine
• D) AP axial-vertebral arch projection

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