View
Patient-part position
Projection
Right and/or Left lateral.
Supine decubitus, brow-
Horizontal.
up; film-plane vertical.
Right and/or Left lateral.
Prone decubitus, brow-
Horizontal.
down; film-plane vertical.
Right and/or Left lateral.
Supine decubitus, head
Horizontal.
inclined backward and
downward (with
hyperextension of neck)
and extending over and
below the end of the table,
so that Reid's Base Line
(RBL) assumes a
horizontal relationship.
Film-plane vertical.
Right and/or Left lateral.
Prone decubitus, head
Horizontal.
inclined forward and
downward (with flexion of
the neck) extending over
and below the end of the
table with the coronal
plane of the head
approximately 5 to 10
from the vertical
relationship. Film-plane
vertical.
Right and/or Left lateral.
Horizontal (prone or
Vertical
supine), head extending
CR projected from below.
beyond end of table (or
litter) and held in place
beneath horizontal film-
plane by a suitable
supportive device.
Table 3-2. Additional projections of ventricles (continued).
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