CT Concepts

Fife WD, Samii VF, Drost WT, et al. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2004;45:289-297. The ability of computed tomography (CT) to distinguish malignant from nonmalignant splenic masses was evaluated in 21 dogs with 24 masses. CT scans of the abdomen were performed … Read More

Hanel RM, Graham JP, Levy JK, et al. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2004;45:318-324. A 12-year-old, neutered male, domestic long-hair cat was evaluated for a 6-month history of inspiratory stertor and epiphora. In computed tomography of the skull and pelvis, and radiographs … Read More

Windsor RC, Johnson LR, Herrgesell EJ, et al. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2004;224:1952-1957. OBJECTIVE: To determine clinical signs and rhinoscopic, computed tomographic, and histologic abnormalities in dogs with idiopathic lymphoplasmacytic rhinitis. DESIGN: Retrospective case series. ANIMALS: 37 dogs. PROCEDURE: … Read More

Clifford CA, Pretorius ES, Weisse C, et al. J Vet Intern Med 2004;18:330-338. Focal hepatic and splenic lesions in the dog are common, and approximately half of such lesions are malignant. Both incidentally discovered lesions and lesions in patients with … Read More

Pressler BM, Mohammadian LA, Li E, et al. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2004;45:189-197. Determination of urolith mineral composition is critical for management of urolithiasis in dogs and cats. Using computed tomography, urolith physical density, and hence chemical composition, can be quantified … Read More

Samii VF, McLoughlin MA, Mattoon JS, et al. J Vet Intern Med 2004;18:271-281. The purpose of this study was to determine the diagnostic utility of helical computed tomography (CT) for the diagnosis of ectopic ureters in the dog and to … Read More

Vignoli M, Ohlerth S, Rossi F, et al. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2004;45:125-130. In humans, free-hand computed tomography (CT)-guided biopsy is an accurate method to obtain a tissue sample. There are only a few reports of this technique in veterinary medicine. … Read More

Langova V, Straw R, Price T. Aust Vet Practit 2004;34:6-10. Two dogs were presented for referral with nonpainful exophthalmia due to a retrobulbar mass. Incisional biopsies confirmed a histological diagnosis of infiltrative lipoma in both cases. Infiltrative lipomas are rare … Read More

Zwingenberger AL, Schwarz T. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2004;45:117-124. A dual-phase computed tomography (CT) angiographic technique was developed to image the hepatic and portal vascular systems using a nonselective peripheral injection of contrast medium. The arterial phase of the dual-phase scan … Read More

Porat-Mosenco Y, Schwarz T, Kass PH. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2004;45:131-135. Computed tomography (CT) of the caudal fossa of 10 canine and nine equine cadaver heads was performed with conventional slice widths of 5 and 10 mm, respectively, and with thin … Read More