Scintigraphy Selections

Bakal RS, Love NE, Lewbart GA, et al. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 1998;39:318-321. An ornamental pet fish was diagnosed with a spinal fracture and subluxation involving truncal vertebrae 5 and 6 (T5-T6) using conventional radiography, nuclear scintigraphy, and computed tomography. Attempts … Read More

Rishniw M, Weidman J, Hornof WJ. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 1998;39:193-196. Hydrothorax was identified in a 14-year-old Siamese cat with a pre-existent perinephric pseudocyst. The pleural fluid was classified as a low-protein transudate. Intrapseudocystic scintigraphy confirmed a direct communication between the … Read More

McEvoy FJ, Forster-van Hijfte MA, White RN. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 1998;39:234-237. This study reports data obtained from per-rectal 99mTc-pertechnetate portal scintigraphy in normal cats. It examines the effects of chemical restraint and the methods employed in defining regions of interest … Read More

Adams WH, Daniel GB, Petersen MG, et al. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 1997;38:323-328. This study was done to investigate the validity of published canine thyroid/salivary (T/S) ratios of approximately 1 in normal dogs and to determine thyroid uptake of 99mTc-pertechnetate (pertechnetate) … Read More

Ross MW, Maxson AD, Stacy VS, et al. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 1997;38:226-230. First-pass radionuclide angiography of the terminal aorta was performed in 3 normal horses and a 6-year-old Standardbred intact male with aortoiliac thromboembolism. Thromboembolism caused chronic bilateral hind limb … Read More

Goggin JM, Hoskinson JJ, Carpenter JW, et al. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 1997;38:211-220. To assess the role of scintigraphic evaluation of distal limb perfusion, the medical records and scintigraphic perfusion images of 17 animals (8 dogs, 2 cats, 2 calves, 4 … Read More

Berry CR, Guilford WG, Koblik PD, et al. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 1997;38:221-225. The purpose of this study was to determine the clinical utility of 111In-labeled transferrin (111In-TF) scintigraphy for evaluating dogs suspected of having protein-losing enteropathies. Four dogs were injected … Read More

Young K, Daniel GB, Bahr A. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 1997;38:83-93. The pin-hole collimator is used to improve spatial resolution and magnify areas of interest. The pin-hole collimator has many applications in small animal veterinary scintigraphy. The principles of image formation … Read More

White RN, Trower ND, McEvoy FJ, et al. Vet Surg 1996;25:407-413. Two dogs had right divisional intrahepatic portacaval shunts within the right lateral lobe of the liver. In both dogs, an extrahepatic portacaval vascular anastomosis was created, using an autologous … Read More

Newell SM, Selcer BA, Roberts RE, et al. J Vet Intern Med 1996;10:308-315. Hepatobiliary scintigraphy (HBS) was performed in 10 cats with histologically documented hepatobiliary disease. The scintigraphic patterns were classified into one of 5 categories: normal, primary hepatocellular dysfunction, … Read More