Radiation therapy for unresectable thyroid carcinomas
Brearley MJ. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2000;217:466-467.
Scintigraphic detection of equine orthopedic infection using Tc-HMPAO labeled leukocytes in 14 horses
Long CD, Galuppo LD, Waters NK, et al. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2000;41:354-359. The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic value of 99mTc-HMPAO leukocyte scintigraphy (LS) by means of a retrospective review of its use in 14 horses … Read More
Magnetic resonance imaging features of brain stem abscessation in two cats
Klopp LS, Hathcock JT, Sorjonen DC. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2000;41:300-307. Premortem magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was performed in two cats with brain stem abscessation confirmed post mortem by histology and recovery of multiple bacterial species. The MRI features of the … Read More
Imaging of a cat with perirenal pseudocysts
Essman SC, Drost WT, Hoover JP, et al. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2000;41:329-334. A 16-year-old, neutered male, domestic short hair cat had abdominal distension and systemic hypertension. Radiography, ultrasonography, excretory urography, and renal scintigraphy were performed to establish the diagnosis and … Read More
Comparison of fast spin-echo and conventional spin-echo magnetic resonance spinal imaging techniques in four normal dogs
Miyabayashi T, Smith M, Tsuruno Y. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2000;41:308-312. Various magnetic resonance (MR) imaging techniques have been used to assess lumbar spinal abnormalities in people. Four, young adult, clinically normal dogs were used to compare images of the spinal … Read More
Magnetic resonance imaging and cross sectional anatomy of the normal equine sinuses and nasal passages
Arencibia A, Vazquez JM, Jaber R, et al. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2000;41:313-319. The purpose of this investigation was to define the magnetic resonance imaging anatomy of the rostral part of the equine head. 10 mm-thick, T1-weighted images of two isolated … Read More
Prognostic factors and patterns of treatment failure in dogs with unresectable differentiated thyroid carcinomas treated with megavoltage irradiation
Theon AP, Marks SL, Feldman ES, et al. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2000;216:1775-1779. OBJECTIVE: To determine quality and duration of progression-free survival (PFS) time in dogs with unresectable thyroid carcinomas treated with definitive megavoltage irradiation and analyze prognostic factors … Read More
An unusual neurological disorder in the Labrador retriever
Barone G, deLahunta A, Sandler J. J Vet Intern Med 2000;14:315-318. Hydranencephaly has been reported in many domestic 1,2 species and is observed most commonly in the calf. In ruminants, it frequently is associated with in utero viral infections including … Read More
Computed tomographic characteristics of multilobular tumor of bone involving the cranium in 7 dogs and zygomatic arch in 2 dogs
Hathcock JT, Newton JC. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2000;41:214-217. Computed tomography (CT) images of nine dogs with a multilobular tumor of bone of the head were reviewed. The CT characteristics of the neoplasms involving the calvarium (n = 7) were rounded, … Read More
Magnetic resonance arthrography of the canine stifle joint: technique and applications in eleven military dogs
Banfield CM, Morrison WB. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2000;41:200-213. The stifle joints of eleven military working dogs were evaluated using conventional magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and MR arthrography. A protocol optimizing MR imaging of the canine stifle joint is discussed, as … Read More