II. Indication
III. Efficacy
- Low yield test in back disorders
IV. Views: Standard (Includes lower thoracic Vertebrae to Sacrum)
- Anterior-Posterior (AP) L-S Spine
- Lateral L-S Spine
- Vertebral body
- Facet joint
- Lordotic curvature of L-S Spine
- Intervertebral foramen
- Intervertebral disc space height shortening
- Lumbosacral disc disease (degenerative)
- Spinal Osteomyelitis
- Spondylolisthesis (anterior slippage of L5 on S1)
V. Views: Specific (typically low yield)
- Oblique L-S Spine (tube angled at 45 degrees)
- Neural foramina narrowing
- Pars Interarticularis Defect
- Spinal Tumor
- Facet hypertrophy
- Spondylosis
- Spondylolysis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Flexion and extension views
- Used to assess ligamentous and bony injury
- Contraindications
- Other XRay abnormalities are present
- Decreased Level of Consciousness
Images: Related links to external sites (from Bing)
Related Studies
| Concepts | Diagnostic Procedure (T060) |
| SnomedCT | 145770005, 145764004, 168570001, 90805008 |
| English | Lumbar spine X-ray, Lumbar spine X-ray (procedure), x-ray lumbar spine (procedure), x-ray lumbar spine, Diagnostic radiography of lumbar spine, Diagnostic radiography of lumbar spine (procedure), X-ray of lumbar spine, X-ray of the lumbar spine, X-ray;spine;lumbar |
| Dutch | röntgenfoto van lumbale wervelkolom |
| French | Radiographie de la colonne lombaire |
| German | Roentgen der LWS |
| Italian | Radiografia vertebro-lombare |
| Portuguese | Radiografia da espinha lombar |
| Spanish | Radiografía de columna lumbar, radiografía diagnóstica de la columna lumbar (procedimiento), radiografía diagnóstica de la columna lumbar |
| Japanese | 腰椎Ｘ線, ﾖｳﾂｲXｾﾝ |
| Czech | Rentgen bederní páteře |
| Hungarian | Lumbalis gerinc röntgen |
