Eden Vets Referrals – Radiograph Reporting
Radiograph Reporting
Eden Veterinary Referrals offers a Digital Radiograph Reporting Service to support local veterinary practices in the management of orthopaedic cases.
Our service provides expert interpretation of high-quality digital radiographs by an orthopaedic surgeon, along with follow-up advice to guide case management. This is a FREE service designed to help general practice vets provide the highest standard of care to their patients.
Digital Radiograph Guidelines
When submitting radiographs for reporting, please provide the following:
- Patient summary: Include the patient’s condition, relevant clinical examination findings, and any pertinent history in the body of your email.
- Radiographs: Up to eight images relevant to the condition. Attempt to localise the lesion prior to imaging and ensure correct patient positioning. Poorly positioned radiographs will be returned without interpretation.
- Patient and practice details: Pet’s name, owner’s surname, practice name, veterinarian’s name, and contact number.
- File format: Radiographs should be in DICOM or high-resolution JPEG. Files larger than 12MB should be sent via WeTransfer or Dropbox.
Survey radiograph recommendations (when localisation is not possible)
- Pelvic limbs: Lateral LS spine (centred on L7), VD pelvis (femurs extended and parallel), left and right lateral crus including stifle and tarsus, left and right caudocranial tarsus and pes. Additional views: VD pelvis (abducted/frog-leg), left and right caudocranial stifle and crus.
- Thoracic limbs: Lateral left and right shoulder, lateral flexed and craniocaudal elbow, AP left and right carpus and manus. Additional views: left and right caudocranial shoulder, left and right lateral carpus and manus, left and right lateral extended elbow.
Important: Orthogonal views are always preferred. Reporting may be delayed by poor-quality images; please aim to submit the highest quality radiographs initially. We do not interpret MRI or CT images.
Service Details
- FREE Service: Expert radiograph interpretation by an orthopaedic surgeon, with verbal reporting and follow-up advice to support case management.
- Support for referring vets: Designed to help general practices manage orthopaedic patients efficiently and with confidence.
- Follow-up: Advice and guidance are provided by experienced orthopaedic specialists to optimise patient care.
How to Refer
- Email submissions: Send digital radiogrpahs to referrals@eden-vets.co.uk
- Turnaround time: Please allow 48 hours for non-urgent reports.
- Urgent cases: Clearly state urgency in your email and call 01270 439277 to ensure timely review. Without a call, urgent requests may experience delays.