|Articles|November 23, 2010

Today's Daily Dose: Radiographic tip

How to evaluate overexposed areas of a radiograph.

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“When evaluating radiographic films of the abdomen, a bright light source (hot light) should be used to evaluate any anatomic areas that are overexposed. Overexposure of thoracic structures routinely occurs with abdominal radiographic technique.”

-Julie Ekedahl, VMD, DACVR

From Clinical Exposures: Why it's important to examine the entire radiographic image

 

 

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