upper limb radiology
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UPPER LIMB RADIOLOGY
INTRODUCTION• The study of anatomy using radiographic films is called radiological
anatomy. • Radiographs are an essential element in clinical diagnosis• X-rays were discovered by Wilhelm Konrad Rontgen, a German
physicist, in 1895.
PROPERTIES OF X RAY• Penetrating effect
• Photographic effect
• Flourescent effect
• Biological effect
STANDARD VIEWS OF A RADIOGRAPH
• Antero posterior view
• Postero anterior view
• Oblique view
• Lateral view
TYPES OF RADIOGRAPHS • Plain radiographs
• Contrast radiograph
SHOULDER REGION
• ELBOW
• WRIST AND HAND
DETERMINATION OF AGE