Guest guest Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 Hi, my daughter had her usual xrays last week. The person doing them decided to take them from the back rather than the front as they have done for over two years. What I need to know is, does this make a difference to any reading for the cobb angle. has alot of rotation. We've noticed 's back appearing worse since they put her in a brace in October. They did this because she was having reactions to anaesthetics. The doc says it's probably the rotation getting worse if it appears worse as he reckons the curve has decreased a little, it certainly looks worse to us. annette Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 I honestly have no idea if it makes a difference or not. Our x-rays were always taken from the front. I would call your doctor and ask him. Noelle (12-2-01) Ian (8-15-04) Advice on xrays please Hi, my daughter had her usual xrays last week. The person doing them decided to take them from the back rather than the front as they have done for over two years. What I need to know is, does this make a difference to any reading for the cobb angle. has alot of rotation. We've noticed 's back appearing worse since they put her in a brace in October. They did this because she was having reactions to anaesthetics. The doc says it's probably the rotation getting worse if it appears worse as he reckons the curve has decreased a little, it certainly looks worse to us. annette Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 2008 Report Share Posted February 9, 2008 From what I understand, some technicians take x-rays from the back to lessen the exposure of radiation to breast tissue (even for males this is a good idea as I learned that men CAN get breast cancer too although it is rare). It should not make a difference in the curve whether the xray is taken from the front or the back. I prefer my son to be xrayed from the back for this reason. > > I honestly have no idea if it makes a difference or not. Our x- rays were always taken from the front. I would call your doctor and ask him. > > > Noelle (12-2-01) > Ian (8-15-04) > Advice on xrays please > > > Hi, my daughter had her usual xrays last week. The person doing > them decided to take them from the back rather than the front as they > have done for over two years. What I need to know is, does this make a > difference to any reading for the cobb angle. has alot of > rotation. We've noticed 's back appearing worse since they put her > in a brace in October. They did this because she was having reactions > to anaesthetics. The doc says it's probably the rotation getting worse > if it appears worse as he reckons the curve has decreased a little, it > certainly looks worse to us. > > annette > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 2008 Report Share Posted February 9, 2008 In our case, the xray was always taken from front to back (AP I think it is.) When the Tech took it from back to front (PA) the curve was less due to the fact that our dd has rib fusions and a chest wall deformity. I was told that with a chest wall deformity it should be taken AP. Our dd has congenital scoli though. > > > > I honestly have no idea if it makes a difference or not. Our x- > rays were always taken from the front. I would call your doctor and > ask him. > > > > > > Noelle (12-2-01) > > Ian (8-15-04) > > Advice on xrays please > > > > > > Hi, my daughter had her usual xrays last week. The person > doing > > them decided to take them from the back rather than the front as > they > > have done for over two years. What I need to know is, does this > make a > > difference to any reading for the cobb angle. has alot of > > rotation. We've noticed 's back appearing worse since they > put her > > in a brace in October. They did this because she was having > reactions > > to anaesthetics. The doc says it's probably the rotation getting > worse > > if it appears worse as he reckons the curve has decreased a > little, it > > certainly looks worse to us. > > > > annette > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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