Radiology Positions

Front 1

Back 1

caudalcrainial humerus

Front 2

Back 2

caudalcranial scapula

Front 3

Back 3

caudalcrainial tib/fib

Front 4

Back 4

lateral coccygeal

Front 5

Back 5

crainialcaudal elbow

Front 6

Back 6

crainialcaudal femur

Front 7

Back 7

crainialcaudal humerus

Front 8

Back 8

crainialcaudal radius/ulna

Front 9

Back 9

crainialcaudal stifle

Front 10

Back 10

dorsoplantar foot

Front 11

Back 11

lateral cervical spine - flexed

Front 12

Back 12

lateral cervical spine -hyperextended

Front 13

Back 13

lateral thoracic spine

Front 14

Back 14

lateral lumbar spine

Front 15

Back 15

lateral lumbosacral spine

Front 16

Back 16

mediolateral carpus- hyperflexed

Front 17

Back 17

mediolateral elbow

Front 18

Back 18

mediolateral femur

Front 19

Back 19

mediolateral foot

Front 20

Back 20

mediolateral humerus

Front 21

Back 21

mediolateral radius/ulna

Front 22

Back 22

mediolateral shoulder joint

Front 23

Back 23

mediolateral stifle

Front 24

Back 24

mediolateral tarsus/foot

Front 25

Back 25

mediolateral tib/fib

Front 26

Back 26

plantodorsal

Front 27

Back 27

skyline stifle

Front 28

Back 28

VentroDorsal coccygeal

Front 29

Back 29

VD lumbar spine

Front 30

Back 30

VD lumbosacral spine

Front 31

Back 31

VD cervical spine

Front 32

Back 32

VD thoracic spine

Front 33

What do you do to the legs during a CrCd femur xray?

Back 33

Rotate both femurs medially. Measure femur only.

Front 34

where is the caudal aspect of the scapula?

Back 34

Caudal aspect of scapula is at 8th rib

Front 35

mediolateral shoulder joint margins?

Back 35

Proximal 1/3 humerus and 1/3 of scapula

Front 36

Carpus Mediolateral (hyperflexed) margins?

Back 36

Distal 1/3 of radius/ulna to proximal 1/3 of metacarpus

Front 37

lateral Cervical spine margins?

Back 37

Base of skull to just past shoulder joint

Front 38

for ventrodorsal cervical spine, what do you do with the forelimbs?

Back 38

Forelimbs pulled caudally.

Front 39

lateral thoracic spine margins?

Back 39

Include C7 and L1 (about the shoulder joint to the last rib)

Front 40

lateral lumbar spine margins?

Back 40

T13 – S1 and include greater trochanter of femur/acetabulum

Front 41

difference between Cr and Cd?

Back 41

Cr= cranial Cd=caudal (can be switched back and forth; CrCd, CdCr

Front 42

which view is required for OFA certification?

Back 42

extended ventrodorsal pelvis

Front 43

Which position is preferred for vomiting?

Back 43

left lateral

Front 44

T/F: DV can be used as alternative if patient is compromised in VD.

Back 44

true!

Front 45

abdomen- Lateral Oblique is primarily used to view_____ in males?

Back 45

urinary/reproductive tract

Front 46

what position is used to view female reproductive tract?

Back 46

modified lateral abdomen ( hind legs pulled cranially)

Front 47

T/F: the stomach is usually just outside the rib cage.

Back 47

false; normally within rib cage

Front 48

to take a small animal thorax, you should expose on inspiration/experation?

Back 48

inspiration

Front 49

which view is the best to see the heart?

Back 49

Left lateral thorax, right lateral thorax, DV thorax

Front 50

normal size of the heart?

Back 50

2.5-3.5 times width of intercostal space

Front 51

increase/decrease exposure factors if cast or splint in is place.

Back 51

increase

Front 52

T/F: make sure to include both shoulders when measuring for a mediolateral shoulder joint view.

Back 52

false: do not include both shoulders in measurement

Front 53

what is the normal view to evaluate hip dysplasia?

Back 53

VD extended Hip

Front 54

why are enemas suggested before VD lumbar spine rads?

Back 54

feces may cause artifacts for lumbar spine