Foot

Lower Extremity positions of the foot

 AP/Dorsoplantar projection-pg256 

 Cassette Size  : 10x12 lengthwise two exposures

 Position of Patient : supine on the table

 Position of Part : flex the knee and rest the sole of the foot centered to the half cassette, lead strip covering other half

 Central Ray : Vertically or angled 10 degrees cephalic to the base of the third metatarsal

 Structures Shown : Phalanges, Metetarsals, Tarsals, Joints

 Medial Oblique pg260 

 Cassette Size : 10x12 lengthwise two exposures

 Position of patient : supine on the table

 Position of part : Flex the knee rotate the foot medially in to a 30o oblique center the foot to the middle of the half cassette

 Central Ray : Vertically to the base of the third metatarsal

 Structures shown : Same as AP

 Lateral-mediolateral-264 

 Cassette Size : 10x12 lengthwise one exposure

 Position of patient : supine on the table

 Position of part : rotate the patient on to their side and place the foot in the lateral position, adjust the plantar surface so it’s perpendicular to the image receptor, center the foot to the middle of the cassette

 Central Ray : Vertically to the base of the third metatarsal

 Structures shown : distal tibia and fibula superimposed

 Lateromedial projection-266 

 Cassette Size: 10x12 lengthwise one exposure

 Position of Patient: supine on the table

 Position of Part: from the supine position rotate the patient to the opposite side and place the medial surface of the foot on the image receptor, center the foot to the middle of the cassette, adjust the plantar surface so it’s perpendicular to the image receptor

 Central Ray: Vertically to the base of the third metatarsal

 Structures shown:  Same as mediolateral Best lateral projection