Routine oblique radiography of the pediatric lumbar spine: is it necessary. [Oblique radiography entails more than double the gonadal radiation dose of frontal-lateral projections]

Journal Article · Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1978 · Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2214/ajr.131.2.297· OSTI ID:6717039

Roberts, F F; Kishore, P R.S.; Cunningham, M E

A series of 86 pediatric lumbar spine abnormalities was evaluated to determine the diagnostic benefit of radiography in oblique projection as compared to frontal-lateral projections alone. In only four patients was an abnormality apparent on the oblique view which had not already been demonstrated by the frontal-lateral series; each of these represented an isolated spondylolysis. Because the diagnostic yield was low at a patient cost of more than double the gonadal radiation dose, it is recommended that oblique views be eliminated in the routine radiography of the pediatric lumbar spine.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Kansas, Kansas City
• OSTI ID: 6717039
• Journal Information: Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States), Vol. 131:2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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