Elbow AP View
Clinical indication:
Fracture, joint effusion, dislocation, bone lesions, foreign bodies
Region:
Distal humerus, elbow joint space, proximal radius and ulna
Patient’s Position:
The patient may sit close to the table.
The affected arm is fully extended with shoulder and elbow on same horizontal plane.
Supinate the hand and align the forearm to the longitudinal axis of cassette.
Place the elbow in true AP position.
Cassette:
Size: 10’’x12’’ Orientation: Portrait
FFD/SID:
100cm
Central ray:
Central ray is directed to the mid of the elbow, perpendicular to IR.
Grid:
No
Respiration:
Not related.
Exposure factors:
50-55kVp 2-3mAs
Collimation:
Collimate to sides of soft tissue borders, include proximal radius and ulna distally and distal humerus proximally.
Related X-ray views
- Skull AP view
- Skull PA Caldwell (0°) view
- Skull PA Caldwell (15°) view
- Skull PA Caldwell (25°-30°) view
- Skull AP axial view / Skull Townes view
- Skull Submentovertex (SMV) view
- Sella Turcica lateral view
- Lateral oblique view / Mastoid Sculler’s view
- Stenver’s view of temporal bone
- Radiograph of foot:
- Radiograph of ankle:
- Leg radiograph:
- Knee radiograph:
- Femur radiograph:
- Wrist PA View
- Wrist lateral View
- Wrist ulnar deviation View
- Hand AP View
- Hand lateral View
- Forearm AP View
- Forearm lateral View
- Elbow AP View
- Elbow lateral View
- Humerus AP View
- Chest PA View
- Chest AP View
- Chest lateral View
- Chest lateral decubitus View/cross table lateral chest view
- Chest AP lordotic view/Apicogram
- Cervical spine radiograph:
- Thoracic spine radiograph:
- Lumbar spine radiograph:
- Sacrum AP view
- Sacrum lateral view
- Coccyx AP view
- Coccyx lateral view