[VIDEO] Chronic interstitial nephritis in cats
From the video collection of Chapter 10 – Kidneys & Ureters. Click HD on bottom right of viewer for optimized viewing experience. Read the rest of our Blog for more cases!
Learn ultrasound in Spanish
Now I need to learn Spanish. 🙂
Vesicourachal diverticulum in 2 cats
From Chapter 11 – Bladder and Urethra
Figure 11.33. Vesicourachal diverticulum in 2 cats. A: Longitudinal sonogram of the bladder in a 6 year old castrated male cat presented for pollakiuria and recurrent episodes of urethral obstruction. A focal depression (arrow) is present in the cranioventral aspect of the bladder, which is otherwise thickened and irregular. A moderate amount of echogenic sediment is present in the lumen. B: The lateral radiograph of the positive contrast cystogram displays the urachal diverticulum (arrow). C: Longitudinal sonogram of the bladder of a 5 year old cat with chronic cystitis. A similar depression is noted in the cranioventral aspect of the bladder and a small amount of hyperechoic sediment is collected at this level. D: Three months later, a well defined sacculation is visible in the cranioventral bladder wall. On sequential exams, calculi were seen lodged in the diverticulum. Images A & B courtesy of C. Warman, Veterinary Specialist Group, Auckland, New Zealand.
co-authored by James Sutherland-Smith and Dominique Penninck
What is this?!
In this dog ultrasounded for a splenic mass palpated during the annual physical exam, something weird was noted in the cranial abdomen… What is it?! Play with us and leave your thoughts on our Facebook page! Try to be as precise as you can ;-).
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Gallbladders are occasionally bilobed in cats. Here is a nice example from Chapter 6 – Liver
Figure 6.6. Bilobed gallbladder in a cat. Sonographic (A) and gross anatomical (B) images of the gallbladder that is partially divided into two compartments (1 and 2), sharing the same cystic duct (CD). This usually represents an incidental finding in cats, although hepatic lipidosis and biliary sludge (*) were identified in this cat. The liver parenchyma (L) was hyperechoic in A.
Primary flexor enthesopathy in a Golden retriever
From Chapter 17 – Musculoskeletal System
Figure 17.26. Primary flexor enthesopathy. Medial (A) and dorsal (B) views of the elbow of a 14 month-old Golden retriever dog produced with computed tomographic (CT) volume-rendering, with the overlying transverse and longitudinal planes used to produce the sonographc images on the right (respectively). Large (M) and small (m) mineral fragments are depicted in all images. These mineral bodies are embedded in a heterogeneous mass of moderate echogenicity (arrowheads) consistent with fibrous and metaplastic soft tissue, in part confluent with some of the flexor tendons (T). Note the stronger acoustic enhancement associated with the larger mineral bodies.
co-authored by Marc-André d’Anjou and Laurent Blond.
Ultrasound-guided freehand biopsy of a retro-orbital mass
From Chapter 2 – Eye and Orbit
Figure 2.49. Ultrasound-guided freehand biopsy of a retro-orbital mass. A: CT image of the large and poorly enhancing retrobulbar mass (arrows). The eye (E) is markedly displaced dorsally and deformed. B: The 18 Gauge core needle placed in an automated biopsy gun, is engaged into the retrobulbar lesion that was diagnosed an orbital schwannoma on histopathological evaluation.
co-authored by Stefano Pizzirani, Dominique Penninck & Kathy Spaulding
