A NEW AND VERSATILE LARGE ANIMAL DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY UNIT |
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| Authors: | Berndt R Strömberg Vet Med Dr Sten-Erik Olsson Vet Med Dr MD Dr Sc hc Leo B Jeffcott frcvs PhD Arne Törnblad Bo Hallberg Anders Eriksson |
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| Institution: | The Animal Hospital, Bergavägen 3, S-252 55 Helsingborg, Sweden;Laboratory for Comparative Pathology, Roslagsvägen 101, S-104 05 Stockholm, Sweden;Department of Clinical Radiology, the College of Veterinary Medicine, the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, S-750 07 Uppsala, Sweden;Siemens-Elema AB, S-171 95 Solna, Sweden;Sikob AB, S-191 78 Sollentuna, Sweden |
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| Abstract: | The plans and technical specifications of a unit specifically designed for large animal radiography are described. The unit has two examination rooms, one for routine radiography in the standing position and the other for special procedures and investigations utilizing a custom-designed table with a carbon fiber top. The table is computer operated and the x-ray tubes above and below it are capable of penetrating the thickest parts of horses as well as performing such procedures as linear tomography, angiography, and magnification radiography. The facility is equipped with an image intensifier, television monitor, 100 mm spot film camera, Potter-Bucky grid, and Puck film changer as well as a number of additional features for coping with anesthetized large animals. The unit has been in operation for three years and has greatly improved the quality of radiographic examinations as well as opening up some important lines of investigative research |
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| Keywords: | Large animal diagnostic radiography computerized x-ray table routine and special procedures for horses image intensification linear tomography for horses large animal cardioangiography |
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