ORTHOPANTOGRAPHY OF THE WRIST AND THE KNEE

Initial experience with panoramic radiography of the wrist and the kne e is presented. The technique offers potential new evaluation of these joints. A standard PA projection demonstrates the carpal bones with a lmost no superimposition. Additional projections permit more detailed demonstration of the scaphoid and wrist compartments. Similar panorami c studies of the normal knee demonstrated alternative images of the pa tella, the femoral condyles and tibial plateau. Orthopantography of th e joints may provide additional information in the diagnosis of joints abnormalities.