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The imaging techniques that are used for other animals can be applied to snakes and lizards. However, normals may not be well described so comparison is an important tool.
The imaging techniques that are used for other animals can be applied to snakes and lizards; however, normals may not be well described so comparison is an important tool.
==Radiography==
==Radiography==
Radiography is an important diagnostic aid in reptiles. Assessment includes organ position, shape, size and density, skeletal density and gastrointestinal contents. Snakes are often presented with subcutaneous lumps and radiography is very useful to distinguish eggs from abscesses. Radiographic principles are the same as for other animals. A thorough understanding of the anatomy of the species being radiographed is essential.
Radiography is an important diagnostic aid in reptiles. Assessment includes organ position, shape, size and density, skeletal density and gastrointestinal contents. Snakes are often presented with subcutaneous lumps and radiography is very useful to distinguish eggs from abscesses. Radiographic principles are the same as for other animals. A thorough understanding of the anatomy of the species being radiographed is essential.