FLUOROSCOPY ARRT FINAL PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
GUARANTEED PASS
⩥ what is the patient position for RAO Upper GI? Answer: rotated 40-
70 degrees depending on body habitus
⩥ for RAO Upper GI, what is the degree of obliquity used for a sthenic,
asthenic, and hypersthenic patient? Answer: sthenic: 45-55 degrees
asthenic: 40 degrees
hyper: 70 degrees
⩥ what is the image criteria for RAO Upper GI? Answer: -duodenal
bulb in profile
-air in fundus
-pylorus, duodenem, & some of body filled with barium
-stomach & c-loop visible
⩥ what is the patient position for LPO Upper GI? Answer: rotate 30-60
degrees depending on body habitus
,⩥ for LPO Upper GI, what is the degree of obliquity used for a sthenic,
asthenic, and hypersthenic patient? Answer: sthenic: 45 degrees
asthenic: 30 degrees
hyper: 60 degrees
⩥ what is the image criteria for LPO Upper GI? Answer: -fundus filled
with barium
-entire stomach, duodenum, & duodenal bulb seen
⩥ what is the image criteria for PA prone Upper GI? Answer: -air in
fundus
-stomach & duodenum seen with body & pylorus filled with barium
⩥ what is the image criteria for AP supine Upper GI? Answer: fundus
filled with barium
⩥ what is the image criteria for right lateral Upper GI? Answer: -air in
fundus
-pylorus & c-loop well seen
⩥ for an Upper GI Series, what is the general CR location for a sthenic,
asthenic, and hypersthenic patient? Answer: sthenic: L1
, asthenic: 2" below L1
hyper: 2" above L1
⩥ what is a lateral Upper GI best used to see? Answer: retrogastric space
(space behind stomach)
⩥ where does the fundus sit? Answer: sits posteriorly
⩥ for an Upper GI, what position will best demonstrate the presence of a
Hiatal Hernia? Answer: recumbent AP in a 25-30 degree trendelenburg
position
⩥ for an Upper GI, where will barium be located in a supine position?
Answer: in fundus
⩥ for an Upper GI, where will barium be located in a prone position?
Answer: in body & pylorus
⩥ in Myelography, the contrast media is administered via: Answer:
spinal puncture into subarachnoid space (intrathecal injection)
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
GUARANTEED PASS
⩥ what is the patient position for RAO Upper GI? Answer: rotated 40-
70 degrees depending on body habitus
⩥ for RAO Upper GI, what is the degree of obliquity used for a sthenic,
asthenic, and hypersthenic patient? Answer: sthenic: 45-55 degrees
asthenic: 40 degrees
hyper: 70 degrees
⩥ what is the image criteria for RAO Upper GI? Answer: -duodenal
bulb in profile
-air in fundus
-pylorus, duodenem, & some of body filled with barium
-stomach & c-loop visible
⩥ what is the patient position for LPO Upper GI? Answer: rotate 30-60
degrees depending on body habitus
,⩥ for LPO Upper GI, what is the degree of obliquity used for a sthenic,
asthenic, and hypersthenic patient? Answer: sthenic: 45 degrees
asthenic: 30 degrees
hyper: 60 degrees
⩥ what is the image criteria for LPO Upper GI? Answer: -fundus filled
with barium
-entire stomach, duodenum, & duodenal bulb seen
⩥ what is the image criteria for PA prone Upper GI? Answer: -air in
fundus
-stomach & duodenum seen with body & pylorus filled with barium
⩥ what is the image criteria for AP supine Upper GI? Answer: fundus
filled with barium
⩥ what is the image criteria for right lateral Upper GI? Answer: -air in
fundus
-pylorus & c-loop well seen
⩥ for an Upper GI Series, what is the general CR location for a sthenic,
asthenic, and hypersthenic patient? Answer: sthenic: L1
, asthenic: 2" below L1
hyper: 2" above L1
⩥ what is a lateral Upper GI best used to see? Answer: retrogastric space
(space behind stomach)
⩥ where does the fundus sit? Answer: sits posteriorly
⩥ for an Upper GI, what position will best demonstrate the presence of a
Hiatal Hernia? Answer: recumbent AP in a 25-30 degree trendelenburg
position
⩥ for an Upper GI, where will barium be located in a supine position?
Answer: in fundus
⩥ for an Upper GI, where will barium be located in a prone position?
Answer: in body & pylorus
⩥ in Myelography, the contrast media is administered via: Answer:
spinal puncture into subarachnoid space (intrathecal injection)
