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DPX-IQ Operator’s Manual Lateral Spine C-1
Appendix C Contents
C.1 Lateral Spine Image Acquisition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1
C.2 Install the Lateral Positioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-4
C.3 Lateral Spine Image Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-4
C.4 Analysis Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-7
Revised 1/99C
Appendix C:Lateral Spine Image Acquisition and Analysis
C.1 Lateral Spine Image Acquisition
1. Refer to section 2.3.3 to add or select a patient.
2. At the Lateral Spine Acquisition screen, select
#
to examine scan values. The Mode
window is shown. Hi Res Medium 3000
µ
A is the only scan mode given. Select
!
to
set the mode.
NOTE: The patient must be between 12–30 cm thick in the scan region.
Patients more than 30 cm thick can not be scanned by the detector.
3. Examine the other scan values and select
1/
to go back to the Lateral Spine
Acquisition screen.
4. Select
!
. The scan arm moves to the HOME position.
5. Set the scan pad on the table and install the lateral positioner (refer to section C.2).
6. Refer to figure C-1 to complete the steps that follow:
• set a foam cylinder (
➊
), or pillow, on the table for the patient's head and a
tapered foam wedge (
➋
) for the waist.
• position the patient’s knees toward the chest until the back is against the lateral
positioner.
• make sure the patient’s spine is parallel to the scan table (
➌
): position the
support wedge below the waist until the patient’s hips and shoulders create a
straight line parallel to the scan table.
C
Lateral Spine