limb, vertebral, skull positioning

Question 1

what are the borders for a view of the patients humerus

Answer 1

the scapula to the elbow

Question 2

for a lateral survey of the skull, you should measure

Answer 2

zygomatic arch at the center of the cranium

Question 3

if you are taking a view of a cat’s foot and the view is DP, which foot are you radiographing

Answer 3

one of the back feet

Question 4

for a VD cervical view, you measure at

Answer 4

C6

Question 5

the borders for teh LeD-RTVO of the tympanic bullae are

Answer 5

cranial and caudal to the ear

Question 6

when taking a radiograph of a femur, you should include the

Answer 6

joints above and below the bone

Question 7

for a VD cervical view on a dog, you center at

Answer 7

C3-4

Question 8

when measuring for a cr/cd view of the humerus, you measure

Answer 8

the thickest part of the humerus

Question 9

if you are radiographing the tibia/fibula, what leg are you radiographing

Answer 9

rear leg

Question 10

where do you center the beam for a view of the patients scapula

Answer 10

center it on the middle of the scapula, shoulder

Question 11

if you are taking a view of the patients carpus and the DVM says he wants a DP view, how will you position the patient

Answer 11

in sternal recumbency, with the paw flat

Question 12

if a pt has been HBC and there is a suspected fracture of the thoracic vertebrae, what view do you think the DVM is going to ask you to obtain

Answer 12

Right lateral C1-S1

Question 13

for a thoracolumbar view, you measure

Answer 13

the highest point of the ribs

Question 14

when radiographing the shoulder, what are the borders you must include

Answer 14

prox. 3rd of the humerus, distal 3rd of the scapula
all aspects of the shoulder joint

Question 15

If you are taking an oblique view of the patient’s ulna, what does that mean?

Answer 15

the “wrist” is rotated 45 degrees, medially or laterally

Question 16

when taking a lateral view of the femur, what must we include

Answer 16

the joint above and below the femur

Question 17

Base of the skull to the shoulder joint, with tight collimation laterally (just past the shoulder joint (about T1-T2) to include the cervical vertebrae) are the borders for the

Answer 17

VD cervical vertebrae

Question 18

if you are taking a hyperflexed view of the elbow, what does that mean

Answer 18

the limb will be pulled as far caudally as possible

Question 19

for the ventrodorsal view of the lumbosacral vertebrae, measure at the

Answer 19

wings of the ilia

Question 20

when centering for the lateral view of the humerus, center the beam

Answer 20

at the center of the humerus

Question 21

When centering the Ventrodorsal Open-Mouth (Rostroventral–Caudodorsal Oblique (R20-30V-CdDO) Open-Mouth) View center on the ___________—at the back of the palate about the level of the third premolar. Angle the x-ray tube rostrocaudally 20 to 30 degrees.

Answer 21

nasal cavity

Question 22

when taking a lateral radiograph of a skull, the mandible is __ to the long edge of the image receptor

Answer 22

parallel

Question 23

T12-S1 (Just cranial to both the origin of the last rib and acetabulum) are the borders for the ventrodorsal view of the __ vertebrae

Answer 23

lumbar

Question 24

The distal third of the scapula through the proximal third of the humerus are the borders of the lateral view of the

Answer 24

shoulder

Question 25

Because the ____ tympanic bullae are positioned anatomically more caudally than in a dog, keep the cat’s mouth closed to view the tympanic bullae and odontoid process.

Answer 25

cat

Question 26

if we are taking a cranial caudal view of the humerus, where is the beam entering and exiting

Answer 26

entering at the top of the humerus and exiting on the bottom

Question 27

for the lateral view of the Lumbar vertebrae where do we center

Answer 27

L1

Question 28

when radiographing long bones, what must be include

Answer 28

the joint above and below the bone

Question 29

Where do we center for the VD view of the thoracic vertebrae

Answer 29

T6-T7 or the caudal border of the scapula

Question 30

if you are positioning a patient for a lateral skull radiograph, which side of the skull will be on the table

Answer 30

the affected side

Question 31

when a patient is in for a DV view of his skull, he should be in sternal recumbency in a ___ if required

Answer 31

V - trough

Question 32

a patient who is getting a DV radiograph has the beam entering ___

Answer 32

dorsall