Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
nicht orthograd eingestellte Aufnahme
English translation:
rotated film / film is not well centered
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Anne Schulz
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nicht orthograd eingestellte Aufnahme
German to English
Medical
Medical: Cardiology
Medical report
The medical report reads:
Thorax 1E: nicht orthograd eingestellte Aufnahme im Liegen. Vergrößerung aller 4 Herzhöhlen. Zentrale pulmonalvenöse Stauungszeichen. Verdacht auf Pleuraergüsse beidseits.
Does Aufnahme here mean an X-ray, intake or something else about the lungs?
Thorax 1E: nicht orthograd eingestellte Aufnahme im Liegen. Vergrößerung aller 4 Herzhöhlen. Zentrale pulmonalvenöse Stauungszeichen. Verdacht auf Pleuraergüsse beidseits.
Does Aufnahme here mean an X-ray, intake or something else about the lungs?
Proposed translations
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| 4 +1 | rotated film, film not well centered |
Anne Schulz
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| 3 +1 | non-orthogonal imaging |
Armorel Young
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Change log
Mar 16, 2016 10:58: Steffen Walter changed "Field (specific)" from "Medical: Health Care" to "Medical: Cardiology"
Mar 17, 2016 19:10: Anne Schulz Created KOG entry
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rotated film, film not well centered
"Thorax 1E" is (definitely) a standard chest x-ray using PA or AP projection ("Thorax 2E" would also include a lateral projection).
If the projection is not strictly PA (or AP) due to inaccurate placement of the patient, the image is said to be not well centered rotated (although it is the patient, of course, who is rotated relative to the film cassette ;-)
Some aspects cannot be evaluated accurately in a rotated film; that is why a statement on technical projection can often be found at the beginning of an x-ray report.
When looking at a chest x-ray, one must bear in mind technical factors that might compromise the quality of the film for proper interpretation. The most important technical factors that can negatively impact the quality of a chest x-ray film are inspiration, rotation, and exposure. A good quality film is straight (not rotated). Here is how to know whether a chest x-ray film is rotated or not.
http://www.wikihow.com/Know-if-a-Chest-X-Ray-Film-Is-Rotated
Well centred PA chest X-ray:
- Find the medial ends of the clavicles
- Find the vertebral spinous processes
- The spinous processes should lie half way between the medial ends of the clavicles
http://radiologymasterclass.co.uk/tutorials/chest/chest_qual...
If the projection is not strictly PA (or AP) due to inaccurate placement of the patient, the image is said to be not well centered rotated (although it is the patient, of course, who is rotated relative to the film cassette ;-)
Some aspects cannot be evaluated accurately in a rotated film; that is why a statement on technical projection can often be found at the beginning of an x-ray report.
When looking at a chest x-ray, one must bear in mind technical factors that might compromise the quality of the film for proper interpretation. The most important technical factors that can negatively impact the quality of a chest x-ray film are inspiration, rotation, and exposure. A good quality film is straight (not rotated). Here is how to know whether a chest x-ray film is rotated or not.
http://www.wikihow.com/Know-if-a-Chest-X-Ray-Film-Is-Rotated
Well centred PA chest X-ray:
- Find the medial ends of the clavicles
- Find the vertebral spinous processes
- The spinous processes should lie half way between the medial ends of the clavicles
http://radiologymasterclass.co.uk/tutorials/chest/chest_qual...
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Comment: "Thank you Anne and Armorel!"
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non-orthogonal imaging
A term which gets a good number of ghits.
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