Diagnostics

We experience veterinary emergencies on a weekly, if not daily, basis. Rapid and accurate patient assessment, diagnostic imaging interpretation and treatment can be the difference between patient survival and death.

Radiographic interpretation is a learned skill. Interpretation errors can be divided into two categories. There are errors of omission and errors of interpretation.

Normal and abnormal radiographs of a variety of conditions in the pet rabbit will be presented.

Simple extractions in some cases are not always simple as their name implies.

Veterinary dental radio-graphy traditionally has been one of the most frustrating aspects of veterinary dentistry.

This condition often goes unnoticed for years, and many cases are discovered incidentally on radiographs.

Ultrasound is very sensitive at picking up free fluid in the peritoneal space. Depending on the patient, free fluid may be an important finding in diagnosing abdominal disease. The character and the amount of fluid are important indicators for the composition and cause of the effusion.

Southern California Veterinary Imaging, which offers full radiologic services for referring veterinarians, recently opened in partnership with City of Angels Veterinary Specialty Center, a specialty practice group founded in May 2005. Dr. Rachel Schochet, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVR, is director of Southern California Veterinary Imaging.

Injection-site sarcomas are associated with high recurrence rates, even with wide surgical excision.

If you take excellent quality radiographs now, you may or may not like digital. If you take good quality radiographs now, you will like digital. If you take poor quality radiographs now, you will love digital.

You'll need one opacity surrounding something of a different opacity to be able to define it radiographically.

Administer the contrast medium any place in the hospital except with the patient on the x-ray table.

Disease processes are categorized into Congenital, Degenerative, Developmental Inflammatory, Metabolic, Neoplastic, Traumatic and Miscellaneous processes.

Disease processes are categorized into Congenital, Degenerative, Developmental, Inflammatory, Metabolic, Neoplastic, Traumatic and Miscellaneous processes.

The respiratory system extends from the tip of the nose to the diaphragm.

Take as many views as you need to in order to define a lesion or feel confident the lesion can not be defined using this technology.

One might be tempted to say that a tumor that rarely spreads to the lungs does not require thoracic radiography, but I cannot think of any instance in a cancer patient's work-up in which looking at the thorax is unnecessary.

To make cleanup after dental examinations quicker and easier, wrap a clear plastic trash can liner around the head of your dental radiography unit before beginning.

Many human and veterinary hospitals are switching to digital radiography systems, so if you are still using film, you may be able to easily acquire their obsolete cassettes and film to supplement your practice's inventory, as I did.

East Lansing, Mich. - The introduction of minimally invasive procedures such as interventional radiology offers the same benefits to animals that similar procedures have made possible in human medicine, according to one practitioner.

A bronchial pattern on radiographs indicates pathology involving the airways. It can be a subtle pattern to recognize, so let's look at some of the features.

Santa Clara, Calif. - Eklin Medical Systems completed its acquisition of Ultrasource. The deal was announced in late May. Ultrasource is the U.S. veterinary distributor for Philips Medical Systems' ultrasound line, which includes Sonoscape and SIUI.

Ultrasound of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract has become an increasingly popular and useful diagnostic procedure for evaluation of gastric and intestinal disease.

Thoracic radiographs should initially be evaluated for positioning, technique (exposure factors), and the presence of any artifacts that might affect interpretation.

Pancreatitis is a common consideration in dogs and in an increasing number of cats presented for vomiting, anorexia, lethargy, or abdominal pain.