UGI- Lecture review

What body habitus is the stomach aligned vertically, with duodenal bulb at the level of L3-L4?

What are the two patient positioned used for Oblique projections of the UGI?

• LPO

• RAO

• RPO

• LAO

For the AP/PA projections of the UGI, what level does the duodenal bulb sit at for a hypersthenic patient?

• T11-T12

• L1-L2

• L3-L4

• T9-T10

For the Lateral projection of the UGI on a sthenic patient, how is the long axis of the stomach demonstrated?

• with foreshortening

• Partially foreshortened

• without foreshortening

Select all that apply for the AP oblique projection for an Asthenic patient.

• Rotation 30 degrees

• Left lumbar zygapophyseal joint @ midline of the vertebral body

• duodenal bulb in profile

• duodenal bulb on end

• pylorus without superimposition of spine

Select three types of contrast that are used for UGI studies

• Barium sulfate

• Air/gas

• iodinated

• non-iodinated

When doing an UPRIGHT stomach exam, do we center higher or lower then a recumbent exam?

What KVP do we use for UGI studies?

What is the degree range of obliquity for an AP Obl projection of the stomach?

What is the average degree of obliquity for PA or AP Oblique projections of the UGI?