Radiographic image analysis

Learn to produce the most accurate radiographic images on the first try with Radiographic Image Analysis, 4th Edition. This thoroughly updated guide walks you through the steps of how to carefully evaluate an image, how to identify the improper positioning or technique that caused a poor image, and how to correct the problem. For each procedure, there is a diagnostic-quality radiograph along with several examples of unacceptable radiographs, a complete list of radiographic evaluation guidelines, and detailed discussions on how each of the evaluation points is related to positioning and techni.

Front cover; Radiographic Image Analysis; Copyright page; Dedication; Reviewer List; Preface; This Edition; Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; 1 Image Analysis Guidelines; Outline; Objectives; Key Terms; Why Image Analysis?; Terminology; Characteristics of the Optimal Image; Displaying Images; Computed Radiography Image Receptor and Patient Orientation.; Direct-Indirect Capture Digital Radiography.; Adjusting for Poor Display.; Contrast Mask; Display Stations; Image Analysis Form; Demographic Requirements; Computed Radiography.; Direct-Indirect Capture Digital Radiography.

Marking ProjectionsUsing the Collimator Guide for Marker Placement with Computed Radiography.; Marker Placement with Digital Radiography.; Post-Exam Annotation.; Anatomic Structure Requirements and Placement; Computed Radiography.; Digital Radiography.; Long Bones.; Collimation; Rotating Collimator Head.; Overcollimation.; Anatomic Relationships; Positioning Routines and Understanding the Reason for the Procedure.; Correlating the Anatomic Relationships and Positioning Procedures.; Identifying Anatomic Structures.; Off-Centering.; Angled Central Ray.; Magnification.; Elongation.

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