Syme H. Conference Proceedings, (2002). 12th ECVIM-CA/ESVIM Congress 2002: Diagnosis of hyperthyroidism in cats with chronic renal failure (CRF) can be problematic, as many cats will have normal total thyroxine (TT4) due to sick euthyroid syndrome. Free thyroxine (ff4) … Read More
Utiger R.D. Clinical Thyroidology, 2002. 14(1): p.6. Hyperthyroidism is far more common in cats than in other animals. The usual causes are a toxic uninodular or multinodular goiter, but a few cats seem to have a diffuse goiter, raising … Read More
Mellema LM, Samii VF, Vernau KM, et al. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2002;43:10-15. A retrospective study of 15 dogs and three cats was done to characterize the appearance of meningeal enhancement on magnetic resonance (MR) images of the brain, and to … Read More
Chang D, Kim B, Yun Y, et al. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2002;43:37-42. The role of superparamagnetic iron oxide as a tissue-specific contrast medium has been established in humans, especially for hepatic imaging. Superparamagnetic iron oxide particles exhibit a tissue-specific biodistribution … Read More
Tsuka T, Okamura S, Nakaichi M, et al. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2002;43:55-61. The purpose of this study was establishment of the criteria of transorbital echoencephalography in cattle and experimental applications to bovine practice. Quantitative investigations using magnetic resonance (MR) imaging … Read More
Elwood C.M., White R.N., Freeman K., et al. J Feline Med Surg, 2001. 3(4): p.247-252. A 14-year-old domestic short-hair cat presented with a history of intermittent malaise and increased drinking. A diagnosis of hyperthyroidism and cholelithiasis was made by … Read More
Kent M, Delahunta A, Tidwell AS. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2001;42:504-510. Intravascular lymphoma (malignant angioendotheliomatosis, angiotrophic lymphoma) is a rare neoplastic disorder in dogs. The literature contains few reports in dogs and a single report in a cat. Intravascular lymphoma is … Read More
Mariani CL, Platt SR, Newell SM, et al. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2001;42:524-531. A 3-year-old neutered female mixed breed dog was examined because of severe, generalized seizure activity, tetraparesis, and encephalopathic signs. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) evaluation was unremarkable except for a … 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
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