Sacroiliac
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AP Axial
IR Size: 10x12 LW
SID: 40''
Page #'s: 1:424,170
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Positioning:
Pt Supine
(Have pt empty bladder…)
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CR Entrance & Angle:
to L5-S1(1.5'' superior to pubic sym or 2.5'' inferior to ASIS)
females-35° cephalad , males 30° cephalad
Collimation:
9x11
Respiration:
Suspend
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Anatomy to IR:
Eval Criteria:
Open L5/S1
Both SI joints
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PA Axial
IR Size: 10x12 LW
SID: 40''
Page #'s: 1:425,
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Positioning:
Pt Prone
(SI Joint is closer to IR in PA)
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CR Entrance & Angle:
to L4(level of iliac crests)
35° caudad
Collimation:
9x11
Respiration:
Suspend
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Anatomy to IR:
Eval Criteria:
Open L5/S1
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AP Oblique (RPO & LPO)
IR Size: 10x12 LW
SID: 40''
Page #'s: 1:426,172
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Positioning:
Pt Supine
Body rotated 25°-30° (use 45° sponge compressed w/ body)
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CR Entrance & Angle:
_|_ 1'' medial to elevated ASIS
Collimation:
Best to Determine:
SI joint farthest from IR (ex LPO=Right SI Joint)
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Eval Criteria:
Open SI joint with minimal overlapping of ilium and sacrum and centered
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