title: Adaptation of the technique for radiography of the glenohumeral joint in the lateral position.
abstract: This article emphasizes the importance of obtaining opposing right angle views of the shoulder as a routine part of the examination. It analyses standard projection techniques and presents an adaptation of the transaxillary axial projection that is invaluable to the radiologist in diagnosing that eight per cent of lesions that can be missed by not using this projection.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009132:Muscles / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D011859:Radiography; D012784:Shoulder Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013679:Technology, Radiologic; D052256:Tendinopathy / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging