37909-9

LOINC 2.82

XR Thoracic spine Lateral W hyperextension

XR T-spine Lat W hyperext

Definition

  • Lateral thoracic spine xray with hyperextension is the reference standard for evaluating thoracic hyperkyphosis flexibility. Imaging is typically done with the patient lying on a bolster that is positioned beneath the apex of the kyphosis. [PMID: 28746130]

Component

  • View lateral^W hyperextension

Specimen / system

  • Chest>Spine.thoracic

Class

  • RAD

Property

  • Find

Scale

  • Doc

Method

  • XR

Related names

  • 1V; CXR; Document; Dorsal spine; Film; Finding; Findings; Imaging; Lat; Lat Hyperext; Plain Films; Point in time; Rad; RADIOLOGY; Random; Single View; Spinal; Spinal Cord; Th/sp; Thorax; T-spine; VW; Xray; X-ray

Index terms

  • 1V
  • CXR
  • Document
  • Dorsal spine
  • Film
  • Finding
  • Findings
  • Imaging
  • Lat
  • Lat Hyperext
  • Plain Films
  • Point in time
  • Rad
  • RADIOLOGY
  • Random
  • Single View
  • Spinal
  • Spinal Cord
  • T-spine
  • Th/sp
  • Thorax
  • View lateral^W hyperextension
  • VW
  • X-ray
  • Xray