Radiographic Anatomy of the Equine and Bovine Digits

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Radiographic Anatomy of the Equine and Bovine
Digits
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Equine (front) Foot 5 Routine Views

• DPa - 35 - 45 degrees - 65 degrees
  overexposed - 65 degrees underexposed
• LM
• Navicular skyline
• DPa Obliques - not routine

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Normal variations extensor process and palmar
processes
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EP
PP
Normal variations extensor process and palmar
processes
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For coffin joint/prox navicular For sole
margin/distal navic
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Cassette position relative to beam direction
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30 - 45 degrees
Pastern and coffin joints and proximal navicular
bone
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D30 - 45Pr to PaDiO D65Pr to PaDiO
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Nav extrem Prox margin
D30 - 45Pr to PaDiO D65Pr to PaDiO
Distal navicular margin
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Pa45Pr to PaDiO For flexor margin of navicular
bone
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Medullary c. Flexor cortex Sagittal ridge
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Medullary cavity Flexor cortex Sagittal ridge
MC
FC
SR
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D65Pr to PaDiO exposed lighter for sole margin
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Lesion
Vascular channels
Crena
D65Pr to PaDiO exposed lighter for sole margin
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L45D 50Pr to M PDiO for lateral palmar
process and lateral extremity of the
navicular bone
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Abnormal vascular channels
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Bovine Foot 3 Routine Views

• Both obliques
• DPa
• LM - not routine
• Interdigital - not routine

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5th digit (dewclaw)
M-P J
P I-P J
Nav
D I-P J
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What joint is abnormal?
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What bones might be affected?
What part of what bone might be affected?
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Abnormal cartilage - can you name the abnormal
structures?
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P1
D65L-PaMO Of abnormal cartilage of the hoof
(colateral cartilage)
P2
P3
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Which bone is abnormal?
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Which bone is abnormal?
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Review which view is this? Be specific.