CT Concepts

Jones JC, Shires PK, Inzana KD, et al. Am J Vet Res 2002;63:733-737. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate computed tomography (CT) densitometry as a technique for quantifying contrast enhancement of compressive soft tissues in the canine lumbosacral vertebral canal and to determine … Read More

Schwarz T, Weller R, Dickie AM, et al. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2002;43:85-97. The radiographic anatomy of the temporomandibular joint in the dog and cat is described in dorsoventral and oblique projections. The positioning for different oblique views in conventional radiography … Read More

Smallwood JE, Wood BC, Taylor WE, et al. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2002;43:99-117. The purpose of this study was to produce an anatomic reference for computed tomography (CT) of the head of the foal for use by radiologists, clinicians, and veterinary … Read More

Saito M, Sharp NJ, Munana K, et al. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2002;43:16-21. Computed tomography (CT) findings in a dog with intracranial blastomycosis were marked periventricular contrast enhancement of the lateral ventricles, the 3rd ventricle, and the mesencephalic aqueduct. The CT … Read More

Peremans K, De Bondt P, Audenaert K, et al. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2001;42:562-568. Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) of the brain using perfusion tracers allows estimation of regional brain perfusion. This allows in vivo examination of brain function in … Read More

Higgins RJ, LeCouteur RA, Vernau KM, et al. Vet Pathol 2001;38:620-627. Although pure granular cell tumors have been reported in various sites in the dog, only one tumor has been reported in the central nervous system. Two dogs presented with … Read More

Gerhardt A, Steiner JM, Williams DA, et al. J Vet Intern Med 2001;15:329-333. The objective of this study was to compare the sensitivity of different diagnostic tests for pancreatitis in cats. Twenty-one cats with confirmed pancreatitis were evaluated at the … Read More

Patsikas MN, Rallis T, Kladakis SE, et al. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2001;42:235-237. Isolated splenic torsion in a dog was diagnosed using computed tomography (CT). The enlarged non enhanced spleen and a twisted soft tissue mass effect represented the rotated pedicle … Read More

Probst A, Kneissl S. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2001;42:226-230. Barium sulfate was administered into the coeliac artery of 5 canine cadavers to allow for contrast computed tomography of the pancreas. Contiguous, 2-mm-thick slices were acquired. Multiplanar and three-dimensional reformatting were performed … Read More

Tucker RL, Farrell E. Vet Clin North Am Equine Pract 2001;17:131-144, vii. Horses are frequently presented with clinical conditions warranting diagnostic imaging of the head. Unfortunately, evaluation of the equine head can be difficult using conventional radiography. The anatomic complexity … Read More