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92 A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO EQUINE RADIOGRAPHY

Cranio 45º medial-caudolateral oblique 4. Position the X-ray machine craniomedially
VetBooks.ir (Cr45M-CdLO) (Figs 9.9–9.12) to the limb at a 45-degree angle to the sagit-

tal plane of the trunk.
1. Position the horse as equally weight-bear-
ing as possible; this may be challenging in 5. Focus–film distance: 100 cm.
horses with painful conditions. 6. Use a horizontal X-ray beam.
2. Place the plate in portrait orientation on 7. Centre the X-ray beam on the elbow joint.
the caudolateral side of the joint, as close 8. Collimate around the elbow.
as possible to the limb. 9. Exposure guide: 80 kVp, 20 mAs.
3. Place a R/L marker on the lateral side of the
plate.

Figure 9.9 Positioning to obtain a Cr45M-CdLO view of the elbow.

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