A Lateral Cervicothoracic Projection (Twining Method) Demonstrates Closed Intervertebral Disk

question 39

Multiple Choice

A lateral cervicothoracic projection (Twining method) demonstrates closed intervertebral disk spaces and distorted vertebral bodies. How was the patient mispositioned for such a projection to be obtained?

• A) The midcoronal plane was not aligned parallel with the IR.
• B) The arm situated farther from the IR was not depressed.
• C) The patient was rotated anteriorly.
• D) The midsagittal plane was not aligned parallel with the IR.

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