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Virginia Equine Imaging

Recommended Radiographic Views

For Pre-Purchase Exam

Fetlocks – front

  • Lateral

  • Dorsal Plantar (Palmar)

  • Medial & Lateral Obliques (45 degrees off midline)

  • Carpi 

  • Flexed lateral

Fetlocks – hind

  • Lateral

  • Dorsal Plantar

Hocks

  • Lateral

  • Dorsal Plantar

  • Medial & Lateral Obliques

Front Feet/Navicular

  • Lateral-weight-bearing

  • DP-weight-bearing

  • Dorsoproximal - palmarodistal oblique (Hickman 60 degree view)

  • Palmarproximal - palmarodistal oblique (flexor surface of navicular)

Additional radiographs per client’s request or based on questions on the clinical exam findings.

Stifle

  • Lateral

  • Caudocranial

  • Medial Oblique (to visualize medial condyle) (Caudal 60 degree lateral craniomedial oblique)

Back

  • Lateral-providing clear evaluation of both the spinous processes and dorsal articular processes.

Neck

  • Lateral-providing clear evaluation of the dorsal articular facets and poll.