Small animal radiographic techniques and positioning
By: Mary H. (Susie) Ayers ; illustrations by L. Ashley Marlowe
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Chichester, West Sussex, UK
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780813811529
Subjects: Radiologic Technology; Radiography; Diagnostic Imaging; Veterinary; Animal Diseases; Patient Positioning; Diagnosis; Methods
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to digital imaging; title: Principles of film-screen radiography; title: The radiographic system; title: Darkroom maintenance and film processing; title: Film-screen and digital artifacts; title: Positioning aids and alternative restraint; title: Radiation safety; title: General principles and terminology; title: Small animal positioning : forelimb, scapula, shoulder, bicipital groove, humerus, elbow, radius and ulna, carpus, metacarpus and digits, digits; title: Small animal positioning : pelvis and hindlimb, pelvis, OFA imaging, PennHIP information, femur, stifle,Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy (TPLO), Tibial Tuberosity Advancement (TTA), tibia and fibula, tarsus, metatarsus and digits; title: Small animal positioning : spine, cervical, thoracic, thoraco-lumbar, lumbar, sacrum, caudal spine; title: Small animal positioning : thorax, neck, and abdomen, thorax, soft tissue neck, abdomen; title: Small animal positioning : skull, cranium, nasal, maxilla, mandible, temporomandibular joints, tympanic bullae; title: Exotic pet imaging; title: Contrast media; title: Special procedure imaging.