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 … [Read more...]
Renal enlargement in veterinary radiology
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 … [Read more...]
Contrast medium in abdominal radiography – Do you have to take survey radiographs?
One of the freshman students asked a good question today. Can you ever just start a contrast study in the abdomen without doing survey radiographs first? It's tempting; why waste two radiographs when you know you need contrast? There are several reasons why survey films are necessary, and you'll … [Read more...]
Cardiology cases
I recently discovered VetGo Cardiology, written by my former cardiology professor, Dr. O'Grady. It's a good, up to date, collection of cases involving thoracic radiology and heart disease. Cardiology is one of those areas that radiologists and general practitioners deal with fairly regularly, so … [Read more...]
Pets will eat the strangest things
I read a great post at Dolittler yesterday that inspired me to show some of my best radiographs. Dr. Khuly has a fun example of a gastric foreign body that you can see clearly on the x-ray. The post, and the comments that follow are a testament to the fact that pets will eat anything, and vets have … [Read more...]
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