Fingers

Fingers 2 or More Views

Projections:

PA

Oblique

Lateral

Criteria:

PA

Entire digit from fingertip to adjacent metacarpal

No soft tissue overlap

No rotation

Equal amount of concavity of phalanges and soft tissue on both sides

Open IP and MCP joint spaces

Soft tissue & bony trabecular detail

Oblique

45 degree rotation

Concavity of elevated side of phalangeal bodies

Lateral

Entire digit in true lateral

Fingernail in profile

Concave, anterior surfaces of the phalanges

PA

Oblique

Lateral