Identifier: textbookofradiol00mort (find matches)
Title: A text-book of radiology
Year: 1915 (1910s)
Authors: Morton, Edward Reginald, 1867-
Subjects: X-rays Cathode rays Ohm's law Fluorescence X-rays Radiography X-Rays Radiography
Publisher: New York : E.B. Treat & Co.
Contributing Library: Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine
Digitizing Sponsor: Open Knowledge Commons and Harvard Medical School

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Fig. 53. Cervical Ribs. On the right side is a false rib which is rigid, causing pressure onnerves. On the left side is a • true cervical rib with articulations—nosymptoms, but light pressure with the finger controlled the radial pulse. Lumbar Vertebrae.—Here, as in all cases of radio-graphy through the trunk, let the patient be pre-pared by the administration of a vegetable purge over-night, and an enema in the morning. Bowel contentsoften cause shadows on the plate, which obscure importantdetails, besides being confusing in themselves. LUMBAR VERTEBRAE. 141 The shoulders should be raised, and the knees drawn upand supported by a big cushion. This straightens outthe lumbar curve, bringing the bones closer to the plate.
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Fig. 54. Osteoarthritis of Lumbar Spine. The characteristic lipping of the edges of the vertibral bodiesis seen in different stages even to the extent of fusion. The normal ray passes through just above theumbilicus, which is opposite the fourth lumbar vertebra. Sacrum and Coccyx.—The normal ray should passjust above the symphysis. The view of the sacrum isalways foreshortened on account of its oblique position. 142 TEXT-BOOK OF RADIOLOGY. Clavicle.—In this case it is best to have the tube under-neath, while the patient lies in the dorsal position.

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