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Lateral Hand

IMAGE RECEPTOR+90°
True lateral — fan fingers
Patient position
Seated, hand in true lateral, thumb up.
Part position
Fingers fanned to separate the phalanges.
Central ray
Perpendicular to 2nd MCP.

Tech pearls

  • Lateral-in-extension is standard; lateral-in-flexion for foreign body.
Oblique HandSeries overview