2. X-rays, density and image production: artificial radiation, components of x-ray machine, function of mA, time, kVp.
3. X-ray, density and image production: 5 basic densities, density and thickness, radiographic film and screens.
4. X-rays, density and image production: film fog (types and causes), darkroom procedures.
5. X-rays, density and image production: grids, technical errors and quality control.
6. Examination.
7. Radiology of the abdomen: review of organ placement and shape, fat/soft tissue interfaces (loss of abdominal fat, peritoneal fluid & peritonitis, importance of GI cleaning, recognizing free gas), effect of change in liver size, effect of mass lesions (hollow organ distension).
8. Gastrointestinal radiology: esophagus (megaesophagus, recognizing vascular rings, esophogram, mucosal lesions and strictures, hiatal hernia, spirocerca, etc.), stomach (normal gastric shapes, effect of positioning, contrast procedures, recognizing pyloric obstruction, gastric foreign bodies, recognition of gastric dilatation/volvulus), small intestine ( position and shape of duodenum, ileus - obstructive and nonobstructive, contrast procedures, mucosal lesions & normal variation, linear foreign objects), large intestine (normal shape and size (dog and cat), barium enema, intussusception & cecal inversion, mucosal lesions).
9. Urogenital radiology: kidneys and ureters (size and shape - normal and abnormal, excretory urography), urinary bladder (cystography, calculi, mucosal lesions, persistent and divert urachus), prostate and urethra (prostatic cyst, neoplasia, hyperurethrography).
10. Urogenital radiology: obstructive uropathy, urinary extravasation, reproductive cycle (normal non-gravid uterus, enlarged non-gravid uterus, normal pregnancy - stages, fetal death and maceration).
11. General musculoskeletal radiology: bone production (periosteal and new bone, endosteal bone), bone lysis and remodeling, fracture healing.
12. General musculoskeletal radiology: degenerative joint disease (stages of degeneration, roetgen signs, joint space, subchondral bone, osteophytes, enthesophytes).
13. Large animal radiology: foot( radiographic views & anatomy, laminits, P3 fx, sole abscess, navicular disease, fx & anomalies), fetlock ( P1 fx, villonodular sesamoid disease), metacarpus/ metatarsus "periostitis" and stress fx (sequestration, lesions of small metacarpus/metatarsus), carpus (radiographic views, location & appearance of common fx, true and false degenerative disease), tarsus (radiographic views, true and false degenerative disease, osteochondrosis), stifle, shoulder, pelvis, head.
14. Small animal musculoskeletal radiology: hip dysplasia, Legg Perthes disease and patellar luxation, panosteitis, HOD, HO.
15. Small animal musculoskeletal radiology: UAP, fragmented coronoid, asynchronous growth, osteochondrosis, neoplasia vs. infection.
21. Cardiovascular radiology: radiographic anatomy of heart and great vessels (survey & angiocardiograms, variation of body type & obesity), review of normal and abnormal circulation (PDA, Pulmonic stenosis, Aortic stenosis, VSD, mitral insufficiency, heartworm disease), congenital heart lesions (radiographic signs).
24. Diagnostic ultrasound and alternate imaging: integration of imaging modalities, physics of CT and image, physics of ultrasound, videotape and case review.