Radiographic techniques refer to methods used to create images of the inside of an object or body using radiation. It involves different technologies like X-rays or CT scans to visualize internal structures.
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Successfully complete a California Board - approved radiation safety course which includes theory and clinical application
in radiographic technique, or 1b.
PMC doctors are also familiar with
OFA radiographic techniques and submit radiographs to the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA) for hip and elbow evaluation.
Graduates should possess a firm understanding
of radiographic techniques, ensuring dentists are provided with clear images to help them make important decisions about patient care.
It is independent of equipment (i.e. irrespective of different x-ray systems), exposure factors and
radiographic technique.
Topics: Negative contrast gastrography; Feline transfusions; Feeding tubes; Feline dentistry; Feline case presentations; Feline medicine;
Radiographic techniques: contrast and compression; Clinical pathology; Transfusion medicine; Dentistry - Extractions; Knees & Teeth Syndrome; Abdominal surgery / exploratory; Feeding tubes; Complicated case management
They differ in
the radiographic techniques they use, what they look for on the radiographs and the certification process itself.
In the study at Davis, 21 Golden Retrievers with cricopharyngeal dysfunction and 96 Golden Retrievers without cricopharyngeal dysfunction were studied using
a radiographic technique known as video fluoroscopy.
Eradicating the underlying cause and enforcing restricted activity may be enough to reverse the damage caused by spondylitis; however, severely affected pups may require myelography,
a radiographic technique that's often used to locate the affected vertebrae.
In any case, these and other influences on diagnosis of hip joint laxity are avoided by using the newer and superior distraction positioning /
radiographic technique as recommended at the University of Pennsylvania Veterinary College.