POSITIONING
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Medio lateral
ML
Set the X-ray tube in a 90° lateral
projection. Ensure that the correct slide
marker is used.
Set the height to the axillary fold.
Ask the patient to put up her arm along
the object table and stretch it well forward.
Grasp the breast from below and draw
it out while applying compression. Place
your other hand on the patient’s back and
press her in towards the stand.
If the other breast blocks the field of
the view, ask the patient to keep it out of
the way. You may wish to help her with
this to avoid unnecessary turning. Pull the
patient’s hand carefully to the side so that
only her fingertips are holding the breast.
A wide paper plaster can also be used –
tape from the sternum and fix it, after dra-
wing the breast back, onto the patient's back.
Make sure the patient is at ease and
ask her to stand absolutely still, before you
leave her to make the exposure.
mediolateral
ML
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