Transverse Radiograph Localizer
1-
Cranial L6
2- Middle L6
3- Caudal L6
4-
L6-7 Disc
5- Caudal L7
6- L7-S1
Sagittal
Radiograph Localizer
1-
R Sacroiliac Joint
2- R IV Foramina
3- R Lateral Recess
4- Central Canal Discs
5- L IV Foramina
6- L Sacroiliac Joint
Dorsal
Radiograph Localizer
1-
Articular Process Joints
2- Lamina
3- Mid Canal
4- Discs: Nucleus Pulposus
6. Lateral recess: Paired grooves in the caudolateral margins of the lumbar vertebral foramina. These grooves contain the exiting nerve roots and spinal ganglia. In dogs with degenerative lumbosacral stenosis, nerve tissues within these recesses can be compressed due to endplate bone spurs and enlarged articular processes. <Back