If a lateral lumbar spine reveals the L5-S1 joint space to be open, what must be applied in order to successfully image the L5-S1 intervertebral space open?
angle the central ray 5 degrees caudal
angle the central ray 10 degrees caudal
angle the central ray 5 degrees cephalic
use a perpendicular central ray
use a perpendicular central ray
Rationale: If the L5-S1 disk space is open as evidenced on the lateral lumbar projection, a perpendicular beam must be applied to the spot image of the area.
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