Patient supine on table Patients midline with midline of table Knee flexed (optional) Arms at side or up out of the way No rotation Collimate on lateral borders of spine
CR perpendicular to crest SID 40
Seen on Radiograph
Entire Lumbar spine Intervertebral joint spaces
Spinous and transverse processes SI joints Sacrum
Lateral Lumbar
14 x17 lengthwise Marker 90 @ 50 Expiration
Lateral Lumbar Positioning
Patient rolled up on left side Knees flexed and on top of each other Align mid-coronal plane to mid-line of table True lateral position with no rotation Scapula and hips straight