radiograph borders

Question 1

Lateral abdomen

Answer 1

Cranial: 2 fingers cranial to xyphoid process
Caudal: greater trochanter of femur

Question 2

VD abdomen

Answer 2

Cranial: 2 fingers cranial to xyphoid process
Caudal: greater trochanter of femur

Question 3

Lateral thoracic

Answer 3

Cranial: cranial edge of manubrium
Caudal: 13th rib

Question 4

VD thoracic

Answer 4

Cranial: cranial edge of manubrium
Caudal: 13th rib

Question 5

DV thoracic

Answer 5

one of the hardest to position consistently
Good to view lesions in caudodorsal lung lobes

Question 6

Lateral pelvis

Answer 6

Cranial: cranial to illiac crest
Caudal: level of ischiatic tuberosity or caudal skin margin in the perineal region
Dorsal: skin margin of dorsal pelvis
Distal: stifle joints

Question 7

VD Pelvis

Answer 7

Cranial: cranial to iliac crest
Caudal: distal to the stifle joints
Lateral: next to skin on both sides.

Question 8

Frog leg pelvis

Answer 8

Cranial: cranial to iliac crest
Caudal: caudal to ischiatic tuberosity
Lateral: mid to distal femor

Question 9

Lateral Cervical Spine

Answer 9

Cranial: caudal portion of skull
caudal: centered to the humeral scapular joint and first rib

Question 10

VD cervical spine

Answer 10

cranial: caudal portion of skull
caudal: -third rib for small patients
Large patient
-caudal portion of skull to manubrium
-mid cervical spine to 3rd rib

Question 11

lateral lumbar spine

Answer 11

cranial: cranial to thoracolumbar junction
caudal: caudal to iliac crest, level of greater trochanter of femur

Question 12

VD lumbar spine

Answer 12

Cranial: xyphoid
caudal: iliac crest