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REPOSITORY RADIOGRAPH REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS
All digital radiographs MUST be submitted in a machine readable DICOM
format (no other formats will be accepted).
• Digital radiographs remain the property of Western Bloodstock, Ltd.
• DICOM TAG REQUIREMENTS must follow the following specifications:
° Patient ID = AQHA Registration Number
° Patient Name = Horse name spelled exactly as it appears on AQHA registration
papers
• ADDITIONAL FILMS:
These are the suggested views for the repository. Owners may submit additional
films, if desired.
• LABELING:
Standard markers for radiographic views are always lateral unless there is no
lateral aspect, then they are placed dorsally. For oblique views, the marker is
located palmar or plantar on a DLPMO and dorsally on a DMPLO. For an
AP view, the marker is located laterally and for a lateral view, the marker is
located dorsally.
SUGGESTED VIEWS FOR ALL SALE HORSES
STIFLE: (Bilateral)
Caudocranial view with 10-20 degree proximodistal beam
Caudal 30-degree lateral – craniomedial oblique – in a weight bearing position
HOCK: (Bilateral)
AP
Lateral to medial
DLPMO
DMPLO or PLDMO
FETLOCK & DISTAL LIMB: (Bilateral Fore and Hind)
AP (elevated 15-degree dorsopalmar or dorsoplantar)
Lateral to medial
NOTE: These films should be taken with the feet on blocks (2â€-3†high) and the
front limbs vertical to the ground to allow accurate evaluation of pastern alignment
and coffin bone orientation. Radiographic beam should be centered on the fetlock
joint with the collimator opened up to allow exposure of the entire pastern and foot.
If the horse does not allow the hind limbs to be safely placed on blocks, a lateral
that includes the dorsal aspect of the hoof wall, down to and including the distal
toe of P-3, will be sufficient.
SUGGESTED ADDITIONAL VIEWS FOR PERFORMANCE HORSES
IN TRAINING (2-YEARS-OLD & OLDER)
FRONT FOOT NAVICULAR BONE: (Bilateral)
60-degree DP of foot using navicular bone technique
Skyline/Flexor view of navicular bone
