CT Concepts

Coia ME, Hammond G, Chan D, et al. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2017;58:524-534. Angiostrongylus vasorum (A. vasorum) is an important emerging disease of canidae. Cardiorespiratory signs are common in affected dogs, therefore thoracic imaging is critical for diagnosing and monitoring … Read More

Fitzgerald E, Lam R, Drees R. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2017;58:151-162. Gastrointestinal (GI) disease is a common clinical complaint in small animal patients; computed tomography (CT) examinations enable a global overview of the GI tract and associated structures. Previously, the … Read More

Fitzgerald E, Priestnall SL, Lamb CR. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2017;58:E42-E44. An 8-year-old, Patterdale terrier was referred for evaluation of tachypnoea, exercise intolerance, and weight loss. Computed tomographic images showed pneumomediastinum, diffuse pulmonary ground glass opacity, and marked dilatation of … Read More

Moorer JD, Breshears MA, Dugat DR. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 2016;52:251-255. A 14 yr old castrated domestic shorthair cat presented for a fluid-filled structure in the ventral cervical region that had been present for 1 yr and had not … Read More

Scansen BA. in Conference Proceedings. American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine 2016. INTRODUCTION The heart is a 3-dimensional structure, yet nearly all cardiac imaging performed in animals relies on 2-dimensional imaging techniques such as radiography, fluoroscopy, and ultrasonography. The advancement … Read More

Oechtering GU, Pohl S, Schlueter C, et al. Vet Surg 2016;45:165-172. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate airway obstruction due to abnormal intranasal anatomy in 3 brachycephalic dog breeds using computed tomography and rhinoscopy. STUDY DESIGN: Prospective clinical study. ANIMALS: A total of … Read More

Oechtering GU, Pohl S, Schlueter C, et al. Vet Surg 2016;45:173-181. OBJECTIVE: To introduce a new surgical procedure based on interventional, laser-assisted removal of obstructing turbinate tissue to improve endonasal airway patency in brachycephalic dogs and to confirm the short … Read More

Coppieters E, Van Ryssen B, van Bree H, et al. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2016;57:572-581. Medial compartment erosion is an advanced stage of medial coronoid disease, an important cause of elbow lameness in dogs, with treatment and the expected prognosis … Read More

Granger LA, Pariaut R, Vila J, et al. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2016;57:376-386. Indicators of pulmonary hypertension in dogs examined with thoracic computed tomography (CT) are not well established in the veterinary literature. In humans, the main pulmonary artery to … Read More