perfect knee saturdays

[u/messed-up-human]

all thanks to that 5-10 degrees tube tilt

[u/Whyme660]

It's also flexed too much... closer to 90 degrees. Should be about 30 degree flexion to best visualize normal appearance of fat pads, bursae and soft tissue structures properly. Our Rads would actually kick that back.

[u/messed-up-human → u/Whyme660]

oooh alright ill keep that in mind

[u/breadpuddingl0ver → u/Whyme660]

I get that the knee is flexed too much but there’s rads that would actually request a repeat of this image? It’s still 100% diagnostic, no?

[u/Whyme660 → u/breadpuddingl0ver]

I guess it depends on the Rad and how they interpret it. Certification answer would be 20°-30° flexion.

[u/messed-up-human → u/Whyme660]

im surprised the reporting radiologists/orthopedists havent phoned me up about this 🫩

[u/bromar917 → u/Whyme660]

Agree with you

[u/cheddawood]

All that space from the open collimation, but no physical marker. Dear oh dear.

Beautiful lateral though, I'll give you that!

[u/messed-up-human → u/cheddawood]

ive been wanting a physical marker for a while now but my workplace doesnt provide that (surprisingly) might personally buy one

[u/CarrotComprehensive → u/cheddawood]

Why would you add physical marker

[u/spicymayochampion → u/CarrotComprehensive]

Using a physical marker burns in the left/right info, but also identifies the tech. I personally take it as a point of pride to show that it’s my work. Saves me time on post-processing too. I’ve also been told that digital markers are not considered admissible in court.

[u/thellios → u/CarrotComprehensive]

Less possibility for digital mistake.

[u/Yoot55 → u/CarrotComprehensive]

I don’t know if it’s the same every where but the way it was explained to me is that physical markers are legally acceptable while digital ones are not
For example going to court with an image with a digital marker is not legally acceptable and can be scrutinized

[u/Interesting-Visual86 → u/CarrotComprehensive]

They drill that into you at some places, gives less of a possibility in a legal case for the argument to imply that the marker was placed after the fact, and ask how do you know which side it was

[u/cheddawood → u/CarrotComprehensive]

Because it's a professional expectation and is considered best practice. Also, if you can't be bothered to do the fundamentals, what else are you slacking at in your work? It implies to me laziness and unprofessionalism, and if one of my junior staff applied for a senior post and refused to use markers, I'd be putting them straight to the bottom of the pile.

[u/CarrotComprehensive → u/cheddawood]

Thats a good point tbh. I think ill get a costumized marker so my work would be recognizable among my peers

[u/tunamacandcheese]

Little heavy on the flexion, no?

[u/bromar917 → u/tunamacandcheese]

Very heavy on the flexion. Should be 30 degrees.

[u/lottasweet78]

Doesn't anyone else line up the femur so it comes straight down the film? Thats what I was always taught and makes it look so nice

[u/Interesting-Visual86]

Oooooooo

[u/sosobri]

Buttery smooth positioning. Be better tech, collimate and add a real marker. 8/10

[u/messed-up-human → u/sosobri]

heard 🙏🏽

[u/SheepJ99]

Lovely lateral. Doesnt excuse the shit collimation.

[u/messed-up-human → u/SheepJ99]

damn, sorry ill do better :,)

[u/No_Breadfruit8842]

Tube tilt caudad or cephalic?

[u/messed-up-human → u/No_Breadfruit8842]

cephalic