CT Concepts

Beltran WA, Ollivet FF. J Small Anim Pract 2000;41:161-164. A 24-month-old female pug, which had previously been treated for visual hemifield loss, was referred with generalised seizures and other neurological disorders. A diagnosis of necrotising meningoencephalitis was suggested from the … Read More

Reichle JK, Park RD, Bahr AM. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2000;41:125-130. The purpose of this study was to identify the incidence of abnormal computed tomography (CT) findings in dogs with lameness of one or both elbows. CT examinations of 102 elbows … Read More

Widmer WR, Buckwalter KA, Fessler JF, et al. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2000;41:108-116. Radiographic evaluation of navicular syndrome is problematic because of its inconsistent correlation with clinical signs. Scintigraphy often yields false positive and false negative results and diagnostic ultrasound is … Read More

Samii VF, Hornof WJ. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2000;41:147-153. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the occurrence of humeral condylar fractures in Vietnamese pot-bellied pigs and to postulate a possible predisposing cause for these fractures. Thirteen Vietnamese pot-bellied pigs … Read More

Dvir E, Kirberger RM, Terblanche AG. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2000;41:46-49. Otitis media/interna was diagnosed in a 20-month-old German shepherd with the assistance of magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. The MR images were acquired primarily to exclude a brain lesion responsible for … Read More

Jones JC, Inzana KD. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2000;41:19-26. Computed tomography (CT) of the L5-S3 vertebral levels was performed in six, large-breed dogs presented for problems unrelated to the lumbosacral spine. All dogs were asymptomatic for lumbosacral stenosis on neurologic examination. … Read More

Ducote JM, Johnson KE, Dewey CW, et al. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 1999;40:617-621. A necrotizing meningoencephalitis of Yorkshire terriers has recently been reported in 6 dogs in Switzerland, 1 dog in Japan and 1 dog in the United States. The purpose … Read More

Galloway AM, Curtis NC, Sommerlad SF, et al. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 1999;40:445-452. Information regarding 7 dogs and 1 cat with a spinal arachnoid cyst is presented. All patients were evaluated with survey radiographs and myelography. Computed tomography (CT) following myelography, … Read More

Reichle JK, Snaps F. Clin Tech Small Anim Pract 1999;14:177-186. Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are noninvasive methods of imaging the canine cubital joint. CT images are typically acquired using contiguous 1-mm slices, a bone reconstruction algorithm, … Read More

Martens P, Ihler CF, Rennesund J. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 1999;40:346-349. A horse with a suspected injury of the distal phalanx was examined using radiography at day two and 19 after the onset of the lameness, with no definite diagnosis. Using … Read More