AP elbow (image analysis)
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Technical Factors
40" SID, 10x12, kvp 65-75
exposure (eval criteria)
No motion. Should see soft tissue details, cortical margins, and bony trabecular markings
position (eval criteria)
both epicondyles seen and radial head, neck, and tubercles slightly superimposed by ulna
anatomy demonstrated
distal humerus, joint space, proximal radius and ulna
part position
elbow extended, center elbow to IR, lean laterally, interepicondylar plane parallel to IR
clinical indications
fractures, dislocation, pathology
shielding
outside area of interest
CR
perpendicular, directed @ mid-elbow
pt position
seated at table, elbow extended.