Settegast

A Settegast is a standard medical x-ray projection that presents a tangential view of the patella.

To acquire such an image the patient is placed in a prone position with the knee flexed at least 90 degrees and the field of view centered on the patellofemoral joint space.

See also

• Settegast (surname)

• Kenneth L. Bontrager and John P. Lampignano Bontrager's Handbook of Radiographic Positioning and Techniques. Elsevier Health Sciences, 2013