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70 A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO EQUINE RADIOGRAPHY

• Dorso 55º proximal-dorsodistal oblique • Dorso 35º proximal-dorsodistal oblique
VetBooks.ir (D55Pr-DDiO) or ‘skyline’ view of the proxi- (D35Pr-DDiO) or ‘skyline’ view of the distal

mal row of carpal bones
row of carpal bones.

Lateromedial (LM) (Figs 8.1–8.4) 4. Position the X-ray machine on the lateral
1. Stand the horse square with the cannon side of the limb.
bone vertical to the ground in each direc- 5. Focus–film distance: 100 cm.
tion and ensure that all limbs are equally 6. Use a horizontal X-ray beam perpendicu-
weight-bearing. larly aligned to the leg and plate.
2. Place the plate in portrait orientation on the 7. Centre the X-ray beam at the level of the
medial side of the carpus as close as pos- mid carpal joint.
sible to the limb. 8. Collimate around the carpus, including the
3. Place a R/L marker on the dorsal side of the proximal metacarpus.
plate. 9. Exposure guide: 70 kVp, 10 mAs.

Figure 8.1 Positioning to obtain a LM view of the carpus.

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