Abdomen
Protocol for abdominal radiographs
What is Right lateral, Left lateral and Ventrodorsal?
Protocol for Thoracic Radiographs
What are Right lateral, Left lateral, Ventrodorsal and Dorsoventral?
Define Oblique
What is positioning the primary beam to enter the body at an angle other than 90 degrees to the area of interest?
Name a breed of dog predisposed to intervertebral disc disease
Joint is positioned in a naturally flexed position
What is a lateral stifle x-ray?
An abdominal radiograph should be taken on expiration because
What is air will not be pushing on organs to compress them?
A device used to keep the spine straight in a VD thorax x-ray
What is a V-trough?
Position for a dog for a DP paw x-ray
What is sternal?
Common area to see disc disease
What is the Lumbar Vertebrae?
Center beam for the lateral view of the femur
What is midshaft of the femur?
In a lateral abdominal view the wings of the ilium should be
What is symmetrical?
Field of view for Thoracic x-rays
What is Thoracic inlet/cranial edge of scapula to the 13th rib?
The beam is centered where for craniocaudual x-ray of the radius/ulna
What is the midshaft of the radius/ulna?
Name the 5 sections of the vertebral column
What are Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, Sacral and Caudal/Coccygeal?
OFA stands for
What is the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals?
Xiphoid of the sternum and femoral head
What are the cranial and caudal borders for an abdominal rad?
DV thorax view to best to visualize these anatomical structures
What is the heart?
The field of view for forelimb joints should include
What is one-third of each of the long bones, proximal to distal?
Borders for a cervical vertebral x-ray
What is the base of the skull to the spine of the scapula?
Field of view for Hind limb long bones
What is including the proximal and distal joints?
The view that gives a better longitudinal separation of the kidneys
What is right lateral abdomen?
A patient is suspected to have a pleural effusion, you take a
What is a VD thorax x-ray?
To avoid superimposition of the scapula and ribs on a Caudocranial Scapula x-ray
What is rotate the patient's sternum 10 to 12 degree?
T6 to T7 (xiphoid midpoint, highest part of sternum)
What is the measurement site for VD thoracic vertebrae view?
The abnormal development of the femoral joint that results from a lack of conformity between the acetabulum and the femoral head
What is hip dysplasia?