DLPMO of the tarsus

Dorsolateral-plantaromedial oblique view of the tarsus taken by moving the generator 45 degrees sideways (away from the horse) from the dorsal (front) starting position. Gives a 'Donkey's lugs' (DL) view of the talus.

For a latero-lateral view of the paranasal sinuses centre the beam just dorsal to the rostral aspect of the facial crest.

To avoid movement blur try to keep the exposure times under 0.2s as a rule of thumb.

If you are not sure what exposures your x-ray machine is capable of take a look at the sticker on your x-ray machine……if it doesn't have one tell your manufacturer off!

If you get a noisy image with a “speckly” pattern up the mAs, that will improve your signal-to-noise ratio and hence your image quality.

85% of horses stand toed-out behind…..worth bearing in mind when you struggle getting good alignment on your lateromedial rads.

Using the wooden handle of a twitch can be very helpful as a direction guide when taking x-rays. Lay it on the floor in the direction you want your x-rays to go.