After administration of barium cream or paste to perform a routine esophagram, you should routinely expose films frequently over the next few hours in order to follow the barium to the colon in case there is also a problem with the small intestine or colon.

Fill in the blanks:  With regards to abdominal radiography,  _______ allows visualization of ____ ___ surfaces in a normal dog or cat.

Because small animals shouldn’t be exposed to any more radiation than necessary, only one view of the abdomen should be obtained if the problem is obvious to you on the initial view obtained.

You performed a barium series on a dog.  On subsequent radiography, you note that aspiration of barium has occurred into the alveoli of one lung lobe.  Which of the following is TRUE with respect to aspiration of a small amount of barium into the alveoli of a solitary lung lobe?  

You performed a barium series on a dog.  On subsequent radiography, you note that aspiration of barium has occurred into the alveoli of one lung lobe.  Which of the following is TRUE with respect to aspiration of a small amount of barium into the alveoli of a solitary lung lobe?  

Which of the following is TRUE with respect to intravenous urography (excretory urography)?

This is a _________ lateral projection of the abdomen. The portion of the stomach labeled ‘A’ is the ________-_________ ________________.

Identify the organ at the tip of the arrows in both projections:

The gastric axis is ________ in this canine patient indicating that the liver is __________ in size.  

The structure indicated by the blue arrows is: