A Lateral Cervical Projection with Poor Positioning Demonstrates the Articular

question 44

Multiple Choice

A lateral cervical projection with poor positioning demonstrates the articular pillars and zygapophyseal joints of one side on the patient situated anterior to those of the opposite side. How was the patient mispositioned for such a projection to be obtained?
1) The patient was rotated.
2) The midcoronal plane was not positioned perpendicular to the IR.
3) The head was tilted toward the IR.
4) The central ray was angled cephalically.

• A) 1 only
• B) 1 and 2 only
• C) 2 and 3 only
• D) 4 only

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