 Patient Positioning
"Patient Positioning" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Moving a patient into a specific position or POSTURE to facilitate examination, surgery, or for therapeutic purposes.
| Descriptor ID |
D056888
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.760.670 N02.421.585.700
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| Concept/Terms |
Patient Positioning- Patient Positioning
- Patient Positionings
- Positioning, Patient
- Positionings, Patient
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| 2010 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2013 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2014 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2016 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | 2017 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | 2018 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2021 | 2 | 5 | 7 | | 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2024 | 2 | 4 | 6 | | 2025 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Patient Positioning" by people in Profiles.
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Pisani Petrucci SL, Bhaumik D, Callen AL. Technical Aspects of Dynamic CT Myelography: Optimizing Patient Positioning for the Detection of CSF Leaks. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2025 Sep 02; 46(9):1952.
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Liu J, Puente MA, Edwards Mayhew RG, Smith CG, Mehner LC, Jung JL, McCourt EA. Corneal tomography under general anesthesia in the lateral decubitus position. J AAPOS. 2025 Jun; 29(3):104205.
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Onodera K, Parry J. A sterile triangle positional assist for posterior approaches to the acetabulum in the lateral position: a technical trick. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2025 Apr 09; 35(1):152.
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Vollbrecht TM, Goncalves LF, Bardo DME, Hart C, Boeth H, Barker AJ, Friesen RM, Luetkens JA. Factors influencing image quality in fetal cardiovascular magnetic resonance cine imaging using Doppler ultrasound gating: A multicenter study. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson. 2025 Summer; 27(1):101875.
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Song J, Chae KJ, Lee JE, Yanagawa M, Chung JH, Lynch DA, Jang MJ, Goo JM, Yoon SH. Optimizing prone CT use for suspected interstitial lung abnormalities. Eur Radiol. 2025 Jun; 35(6):3021-3029.
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Joseph M, Schiff R, Mark J, Kramer R. Influence of pediatric ERCP positioning on procedural outcomes: A single-center study. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2025 Feb; 80(2):345-352.
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Zhu M, Gu W, Wang C, Sun S, Sempson S, Zhang M, Hunt KJ, Myerson MS, Li S. Different Positions of Weightbearing CT Images Can Influence the Hindfoot Alignment Evaluation Using 2-Dimensional Methodology. Foot Ankle Int. 2024 Dec; 45(12):1390-1396.
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Schaffer NE, Luther L, Ponce RB, Wrenn SP, Cave JR, Moreno-Diaz AF, Morris CA, Tatman LM, Mitchell PM. Iatrogenic Sciatic Nerve Injury in Posterior Acetabular Surgery: Surgeon More Predictive Than Position. J Orthop Trauma. 2024 09 01; 38(9):477-483.
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Pourzand P, Moore J, Suresh M, Salverda B, Lick M, Arango S, Hai H, Kaizer A, Duval S, Bachista K, Lurie K, Metzger A. Active decompression during automated head-up cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Resuscitation. 2024 09; 202:110324.
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Sawyer MD, Kiani K, Stickel JR, Ballon-Landa EC. Gel Rolls Increase Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy Radiation Exposure. J Endourol. 2024 Jan; 38(1):16-22.
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