A bone survey is also called
Skeletal survey
______ are used to look for bones affected by cancer
Bone surveys
Bone surveys are often used to diagnose ______ or to see how far the disease has progressed
Multiple myeloma
Multiple myeloma causes the bone to _____ and there can be ______ that look like holes in the bones
Break down
Lesions
Lesions in multiple myeloma are called
Lytic lesions
Sometimes fractures don’t show up immediately and may be repeated in ____ days
7 to 10
Bone surveys can also show
Loss or thinning of bone, breaks, past injury
Orthoroentgenology means
Long bone measurement
Technique used to determine the exact length of limb bones
Long bone measurement
Long bone measurement are usually performed on
Lower limbs
Survey done to asses the biological/structural maturity of immature patients
Bone age
Bone age surveys are usually done on children with
Growth/ endocrine disorders
What body part is used on a bone age survey?
Non-dominate hand PA view
Foreign bodies can be
Ingested
Inserted into a body cavity
Deposited into the body by a traumatic injury
Detailed images of the spine
Scoliosis survey
Fracture that does not break through the skin
Closed
Serious fracture in which bones are not in atomic alignment
Displaced
Fracture in which bone retains its normal alignment
Non displaced
Serious fracture in which broken bone or bones project through the skin
Open/compound
Injured limb should be lifted with support at
Both joints
For images of fractured limbs, _____ projections at _____ degrees from each other are required
2
90
Fracture caused by impact to the back of head
Jefferson fracture
