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Radiology: Lateral Abdomen Position & Collimation

For a lateral abdominal radiograph the patient is placed in lateral recumbency (Right lateral= right side down/ Left lateral= left side down). A foam wedge/ sandbags can be used as a positioning aid. The patient's front & rear legs are extended outward. The head is kept facing forward (don't let patient turn neck). This x-ray is taken on full expiration. If you need to measure your patient for settings, use a caliper and measure just behind the caudal aspect of 13th rib/ or over the target organ. (FYI- Deep chested/ Barrel Chested patients may need abdominal radiographs taken as cranial abdomen & caudal abdominal views due to the drastic changed in the thickness of the anatomy. Measure the midpoint of each newly collimated section of the abdomen and adjust settings according to the technique chart.) Center your beam over just behind the caudal aspect of 13th rib/ aligned with L2-3/ or over the target organ. Collimate as follows: Your cranial edge= ~2 fingers below xiphoid process/ T9/ midway point between xiphoid process & 13th rib. The caudal edge= greater trochanter/ middle of hip joint. Lateral edges= 1 inch either side. You can widen slightly if needed to include marker. I cannot access the email for this channel so I am porting this channel over to a different channel. Please search: SharynGarrigan@SharynGarrigan-106 and subscribe. Thank you everyone.