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When imaging a bone such as the humerus or the femur, you must collimate proximally to include the [answer1] and distally to include the [answer2]

Which radiographic views should you take to complete a standard 2-view study of the small mammal (pocket pet/exotic)?

Which radiographic views should you take to complete a standard 2-view study of the canine abdomen?

When taking a lateral view of the canine thorax, you will collimate cranial to the [answer1] and caudal to the [answer2].

A cat has just arrived at the clinic with obvious trauma to the hind end after being attacked by a much larger dog in the client’s neighborhood.  The clinician wants you to perform a standard two – view radiographic study of the pelvis.  The clinician warns you that on physical exam there appears to be a fracture of the pelvis.  You must obtain the radiographs, but you don’t want to risk further injury to the poor cat. Which views will you take to complete this study?

You have completed the technique chart for the canine/feline abdomen and want to create the technique chart for bone and joint next. The grid ratio for your machine is 16:1. You look at the abdominal technique chart and see that for a patient measuring 9 cm, you used a kVp of 58 and an mAs of 5.0. For this same patient in your bone/joint technique chart, what should the kVp and mAs be? Grid ratio Added mAs 5:1 x2 6:1 x2-3 8:1 x3-4 12:1 x4-5 16:1 x5-6

In the image below, assume that the x-ray tube is positioned in a vertical orientation (pointing toward the floor) and the gray rectangle represents the tabletop (image receptor is below the tabletop). You position your canine patient as shown in the image below to take a radiograph of the right femur.  What is the name of the view you will take?

Which of these imaging technologies does NOT create images with the use of ionizing radiation (x-rays)?

What area of interest is being radiographed if you submit radiographs to PennHIP or OFA for evaluation?

Which anatomical landmark should you use to properly center the x-ray field when collimating for a lateral view of the feline/canine abdomen?