EO 005.06 Principles of Radiographic Interpretation
EO 005.06 Principles of Radiographic Interpretation . UNCLASSIFIED//REL TO NATO/ISAF. Imaging as an Examination Tool. Clinical examination Signs Symptoms Ordering the right type of imaging examination Ordering the right number of imaging examination Necessary vs unnecessary examinations
EO 005.06 Principles of Radiographic Interpretation
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EO 005.06 Principles of Radiographic Interpretation UNCLASSIFIED//REL TO NATO/ISAF
Imaging as an Examination Tool • Clinical examination • Signs • Symptoms • Ordering the right type of imaging examination • Ordering the right number of imaging examination • Necessary vs unnecessary examinations • Benefit to the patient
Viewing condition • Viewbox • Monitor • Prints • Ambient light reduced • Quiet room • Intraoral films mounted on a opaque holder • Equal intensity of light on the view box • Monitors: calibration • Magnification • Software limitations
Systematic Approach • Intraoral images • Teeth, periodontium, bone, adjacent structures • Tooth #1 to #16, and then #17 to #32 • Extraoral images; • Panoramic, other extraoral plain radiographs • Cross sectional images • CT, MRI
Localize the abnormality • How many lesions? • Where is the lesion? • Localized vs generalized • Single arch or both the arches • Inside the bone or outside • Relation to the crown • Relation to the root • Superior to the mandibular canal
Periphery • Well defined or ill defined? • Sharp margins • Corticated margins • Sclerotic margins • Radiolucent band • Blends into adjacent area • Irregular margins
Shape • Circular • Oval • Scalloped • Multilocular
Internal structures • Radiolucent • Mixed • Radiopaque • Trabeculation • Septa • Calcifications • Tooth or similar entities
Adjacent structures • Teeth • Lamina dura • Crestal bone • Periodontal spaces • Alveolar bone • Nerve canals • Maxillary sinuses • Cortical bones
Description, description, description • Speak out loudly • List it down • Compare findings in different images • Clinical information
When not to order imaging • You have not clinically / radiographically evaluated the patient • No benefit to the patient • Additional images may not provide extra information • No ‘routine’ radiograph
What goes on the report • Patient, doctor, clinic identification • Date, type and number of examination • Reasons for the examination • Clinical information • Relevant observation • Radiographic Impressions • Any further tests, examinations
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