title: Device for facilitating precise alignment in bedside radiography.
abstract: The difficulty associated with achieving precise alignment in a bedside radiographic setting has led many departments to abandon the use of a grid and forfeit the improved contrast it affords. The authors describe a method of alignment that has proved successful in overcoming the hazards of grid cut-off in a bedside setting. The method affords obtainment of reproducible high-quality bedside radiographs with a 10:1 linear grid.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44195-5001.
authors.forename: P B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: O'Donovan
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Skipper
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Litchney
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Salupo
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Bortnick
mesh_terms: D001513:Beds; D006801:Humans; D011187:Posture; D011859:Radiography / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic / Q000295:instrumentation; D013679:Technology, Radiologic