What position of the foot is necessary for tangential imaging of the sesamoid bones in the foot?

plantarflexed
external rotation
medial rotation
dorsiflexed

dorsiflexed

Rationale: Dorsiflexion of the foot is necessary and the ball of the foot should be positioned perpendicular to the image receptor to allow the tangential beam to skim the part.

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