How do you position a dog for a radiograph taken in lateral recumbency?
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Cranial always to your left
Caudal always to your right
T or F: In diagnostic imaging we should see the entire spleen
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False, we dont usually see the entire spleen
,(Iodine/barium) for contrast media is water soluble and therefore can be given almost
anywhere.
(Iodine/barium) is used almost exclusively in the GI tract.
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Iodine
Barium
(Causes granulomatous reactions in other locations!)
What is the only reason you would take a DV view of abdomen?
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Usually useless bc you always take a VD view first
Only reason you would take this would be to get a better look at the
stomach
What is Bremsstrahlung?
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electromagnetic radiation produced by the deceleration of a charged
particle when deflected by another charged particle.
,What is the silhouette effect?
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When two structures of the same radiopacity are in contact,
their margins cannot be distinguished
If yo see something between the colon and the bladder on lateral view, what should
you think?
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Uterus
Diseased lung can be imaged by ultrasound ONLY if...?
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, Why is MRI bad for lung?
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"Lung MRI is useless"
Long scan times lead to motion artifact bc animal must breath in and breath
out during those 5 mins
CT is lovely for lungs
How many radiographic opacities? What are they?
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5
Bone, gas, fat, fluid/soft tissue, metal
Ureters are best visualized how?
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Best visualized with iodinated contrast
What is the purpose of the anode filament of the x-ray machine?
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Cranial always to your left
Caudal always to your right
T or F: In diagnostic imaging we should see the entire spleen
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False, we dont usually see the entire spleen
,(Iodine/barium) for contrast media is water soluble and therefore can be given almost
anywhere.
(Iodine/barium) is used almost exclusively in the GI tract.
Give this one a try later!
Iodine
Barium
(Causes granulomatous reactions in other locations!)
What is the only reason you would take a DV view of abdomen?
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Usually useless bc you always take a VD view first
Only reason you would take this would be to get a better look at the
stomach
What is Bremsstrahlung?
Give this one a try later!
electromagnetic radiation produced by the deceleration of a charged
particle when deflected by another charged particle.
,What is the silhouette effect?
Give this one a try later!
When two structures of the same radiopacity are in contact,
their margins cannot be distinguished
If yo see something between the colon and the bladder on lateral view, what should
you think?
Give this one a try later!
Uterus
Diseased lung can be imaged by ultrasound ONLY if...?
Give this one a try later!
, Why is MRI bad for lung?
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"Lung MRI is useless"
Long scan times lead to motion artifact bc animal must breath in and breath
out during those 5 mins
CT is lovely for lungs
How many radiographic opacities? What are they?
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5
Bone, gas, fat, fluid/soft tissue, metal
Ureters are best visualized how?
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Best visualized with iodinated contrast
What is the purpose of the anode filament of the x-ray machine?
