I recently had a question about diagnosing mediastinal masses. The case was a 3 year old bulldog, with an increased soft tissue opacity in the cranial mediastinum. These barrel chested dogs like bulldogs and pugs tend to store a lot of fat in the cranial mediastinum, which makes it look much wider and more opaque [...]
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Renal disease is extremely common in dogs and cats. In veterinary diagnostic imaging, we use radiographs, ultrasound and sometimes special studies to determine if one or both kidneys are affected. Radiographs are often a good place to start to determine renal size and detect calculi. The normal reference range sizes for kidneys are 2.5-3.5 x [...]
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