The scope of diagnostic imaging in small animal medicine; basic radiologic physical principles; special studies - contrast procedures; the extremities and pelvis; the joints; the skull; the spine; the chest; the heart; the abdomen - general - peritoneal cavity, hernias, liver, spleen, pancreas, abdominal masses, diaphragm; the abdomen - alimentary tract, pharynx, oesophagus, stomach, small bowel, large bowel; the genitourinary system - kidney and ureters, bladder, uretha and prostate, uterus and ovary, cervix and vagina; ultrasound - general principles, echocardiology, abdominal ultrasound, other applications (CNS, soft tissues), suppliers, available equipment; computed tomography and MRI in veterinary medicine - principles, applications, availability; nuclear medicine in veterinary medicine - principles, applications, availability.