A less than optimal lateral cervical vertebrae projection demonstrates the articular pillars of one side of the patient situated anterior to the opposite articular pillars. How was the patient mispositioned?
A) The midsagittal plane was not aligned perpendicular to the IR.
B) The acanthiomeatal line was not parallel with the floor.
C) The midcoronal plane was not aligned perpendicular to the IR.
D) The interpupillary line was not perpendicular to the IR.

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The misalignment of the articular pillars, with one side appearing anterior to the opposite side, indicates that the patient's midcoronal plane was not aligned perpendicular to the image receptor (IR). This mispositioning results in an oblique projection rather than a true lateral view.

A Less Than Optimal Lateral Cervical Vertebrae Projection Demonstrates the Articular