Judet view

(zhū-dā'),

view consisting of two oblique radiographic projections centered on the hip in question, tilted 45° medially or laterally from a true anteroposterior direction; useful for fractures or deformities of the acetabulum.

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Ju·det view

(zhū-dā' vyū)

Image consisting of two oblique radiographic projections centered on the hip in question, tilted 45 degrees medially or laterally from a true anteroposterior direction; useful for fractures or deformities of the acetabulum

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

References in periodicals archive

Additional views include the pelvic inlet and outlet views, and Judet views. The pelvic inlet (superior pelvic aperture) is the opening into the 'true' pelvis which contains the urinary bladder and rectum as well as the uterus in females.

Additional plain radiographic views such as pelvic inlet, outlet and oblique Judet views may facilitate diagnosis.

Advanced trauma life support radiographic trauma series: Part 3--the pelvis radiograph

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