An AP Thoracic Projection with Accurate Positioning Demonstrates

question 49

Multiple Choice

An AP thoracic projection with accurate positioning demonstrates
1) distorted vertebral bodies.
2) the long axis of the thoracic vertebrae aligned with the long axis of the collimated field.
3) spinous processes aligned with the midline of the vertebral bodies.
4) open intervertebral joint spaces.

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

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