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Upright pedal technique 8. Focus–film distance: 100 cm.
VetBooks.ir 1. Remove shoes. 10. Centre the X-ray beam in the midline of the
9. Use a horizontal X-ray beam.
2. Remove dirt and any loose horn from the
sole. hoof at:
3. Pack the foot with Play-Doh. − The coronary band for the distal phalanx
4. Place the foot with gloved hands on a − 1 cm above the coronary band for the
Hickman block that is positioned slightly navicular bone.
forward relative to the horse. The fetlock 11. Collimation:
must be kept as much extended as possible. − Around the foot for the distal phalanx
5. Place the plate in portrait orientation on the − Around the navicular bone for the navic-
palmar side of the foot as close as possible ular bone.
to the foot. 12. Exposure guide:
6. Place a R/L marker on the lateral side of the − Distal phalanx: 65 kVp, 8 mAs
plate. − Navicular bone: 70 kVp, 10 mAs.
7. Position the X-ray machine on the dorsal
side of the foot.

Figure 4.14 Positioning to obtain a DPr-PaDiO view of the foot using an upright pedal technique. Red box
represents collimation for the distal phalanx and blue box represents collimation for the navicular bone.

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