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Flexed lateromedial (flexed LM) 4. Position the X-ray machine on the lateral
VetBooks.ir (Figs 8.17–8.20) 5. Focus–film distance: 100 cm
side of the limb.
1. Flex the carpus with gloved hands so that
the metacarpus is horizontal. 6. Use a horizontal X-ray beam perpendicu-
2. Place the plate in landscape orientation on larly aligned to the leg and plate.
the medial side of the carpus as close as 7. Centre the X-ray beam at the level of the
possible to the limb. mid carpal joint.
3. Place a R/L marker on the dorsal side of the 8. Collimate around the carpus.
plate. 9. Exposure guide: 70 kVp, 10 mAs.

Figure 8.17 Positioning to obtain a flexed LM view of the carpus.

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