AP POSITION
Back against Bucky and scapula in the middle of the IR. Arm abducted 90 degrees
AP CR
Perpendicular 2 in below corocoid process
AP Collimation
10x12. 1.5 above shoulders
AP technique
80@8
AP evaluation
Collimation
Soft tissue
Lateral Scap free of superimposition
No slant
Acromion process and inferior angle seen on image
Scap Y Position
Pt reach across to the opposite shoulder
Rotate body 30-40 degrees so scapula will be perpendicular to the IR
CR Scap Y
Perp to scapulohumeral joint
Scap Y technique
80@14
Scap Y Evaluation
Superimposed lateral and medial borders
No superimposition of the humerus
Humerus projected in the lung field
Include Acromion and inferior angle
Collimation