CT Concepts

Kaye BM, Boroffka SAEB, Haagsman AN, et al. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2015;56:609-616. Tracheal hypoplasia is commonly seen in English Bulldogs affected with brachycephalic airway syndrome. Previously published diagnostic criteria for tracheal hypoplasia in this breed have been a radiographic … Read More

Steffey MA, Daniel L, Taylor SL, et al. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2015;56:278-285. Objectives of this prospective study were to describe effects of varying technical components that may contribute to an optimal protocol for computed tomographic pneumocolonography (CTP) in dogs, … Read More

Yoshikawa H, Roback DM, Larue SM, et al.  Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2015;56:687-695. Potential benefits of planning radiation therapy on a contrast-enhanced computed tomography scan (ceCT) should be weighed against the possibility that this practice may be associated with an … Read More

Jurkoshek AM, da Costa RC, Martin-Vaquero P. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2015;56:503-510. Computed tomography (CT) scans can be acquired with the transverse images aligned either parallel to the endplates or perpendicular to the vertebral canal. The purpose of this prospective … Read More

Makara M, Chau J, Hall E, et al. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2015;56:367-373. This prospective study compared aortic and hepatic enhancement achieved using a contrast injection protocol with a fixed rate of 5 ml/s vs. that achieved using a protocol … Read More

Drees R, Johnson RA, Pinkerton M, et al. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2015;56:46-54. Heart rate is a major factor influencing diagnostic image quality in computed tomographic coronary artery angiography (MDCT-CA), with an ideal heart rate of 60–65 beats/min in humans. … Read More

Di Ianni F, Volta A, Pelizzone I, et al. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2015;56:40-45. Gender determination is frequently requested by reptile breeders, especially for species with poor or absent sexual dimorphism. The aims of the current study were to describe … Read More

Kawalilak LT, Tucker RL, Greene SA. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2015;56:570-574. Volumes used in lumbosacral epidural injections for anesthesia have remained unchanged since the 1960s. The goals of this cross-sectional observational study were to characterize the three-dimensional spread of a … Read More

Kraun MB, Nelson NC, Hollinger C. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2015;56:E31-E35. A 6-year-old female spayed Shetland Sheepdog presented for evaluation of a subcutaneous mass over the right prescapular region. The mass had been cytologically diagnosed as a lipoma by the … Read More

Ledda G, Caldin M, Mezzalira G, et al. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2015;56:347-358. Anomalies involving arterial branches in the lungs are one of the causes of hemoptysis in humans and dogs. Congenital and acquired patterns of bronchoesophageal artery hypertrophy have … Read More