ABSTRACT
The use of X-rays in the clinical setting is certainly not new to marine mammal practice. There are several published descriptions of techniques and images that focus on clinical care of pinniped and cetacean species, including the first edition of this book (Morris, 1990; Sweeney, 1990). Nonetheless, most published accounts of radiology in marine mammal species are descriptions of research applications; clinical methods have not been standardized to the extent they have in domestic animal species (Felts and Spurrell, 1966; Sommer et al., 1968; Viamonte et al., 1968; Kooyman et al., 1970; Sumner-Smith et al., 1972; Bryden and Felts, 1974; Sweeney and Ridgway, 1975; Ogden et al., 1981; Ponganis et al., 1992). This chapter describes methods that have proved effective in producing diagnostic radiographs of dolphins, sea lions, and seals. The establishment of standard methods of image capture, display, and interpretation is encouraged.
