Radiology 101 » radiographic planes http://www.radtech1895.com X-ray, Radiation, RadTech, Radiology, Radiologic Technology, Reviews, Tips Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:49:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Radiographic Planes and Position http://www.radtech1895.com/2009/07/radiographic-planes-and-position.html/ http://www.radtech1895.com/2009/07/radiographic-planes-and-position.html/#comments Thu, 16 Jul 2009 05:11:39 +0000 Hariette A.W. http://www.radtech1895.com/?p=1016 Click Here To Read More]]> 1. Coronal Plane or Frontal Plane- any plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior sections.
* Mid-coronal Plane – divides the body into equal anterior and posterior portions.
* Mid-axillary Plane – a coronal plane that passes through the axilla at the junction of the arm and when the body when the arm is at 90 degrees of the body.

2. Sagittal Plane – any plane that divides the patient into right and left portions. It is also termed as “Median Plane”.
*Mid-Sagittal Plane – divides the body into equal left and right.

3. Transverse or Horizontal Plane – any horizontal plane passing through the body at the right angle to the coronal or sagittal plane, dividing the px into superior and inferior sections.

4. Oblique Plane – defined as any plane that is not classified as coronal, sagittal or transverse.
* It may be anywhere in the body and it is usually used in MRI and Ultrasound.

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