A reliable positioning device for dorsoventral cephalometric radiography of the rat
Roberto Sotto-Maior Fortes de Oliveira1, Martha de Oliveira Guerra, Vera Maria Peters
1Health Graduate Program at the School of Medicine, Juiz de Fora Federal University, Minas Gerais, Brazil. roberto@aparelho.com
Lab Animal
|February 23, 2008
Abstract:
In dental research, dorsoventral cephalometric radiography is often used to assess skull growth and dental movement in rat models. To ensure that images can be reproduced, radiographers must use a cephalostat to maintain the rat's head in a consistent position across imaging sessions. The authors describe a positioning device they designed that connects easily to a standard dental X-ray machine. The device enabled researchers to position rats repeatedly for radiographic imaging with very little variation.
