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Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging - The Dog and Cat

  • 1st Edition - June 16, 2003
  • Latest edition
  • Author: Charles S. Farrow
  • Language: English

This book is the first of three volumes in the Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging series, focusing on veterinary diagnostic imaging and the new technologies available to help diagno… Read more

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This book is the first of three volumes in the Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging series, focusing on veterinary diagnostic imaging and the new technologies available to help diagnose and pinpoint disease in dogs and cats. More than a textbook, this resource is designed to be a valuable tool for self-directed learning. Its consistent organization and well-referenced, extremely thorough text takes the reader through normal anatomy and positioning, followed by imaging for specific structures. General observations and specific problems are discussed including trauma/fracture, infection, and neoplasm. In addition to its focus on radiology, discussions of supplementary imaging are presented where appropriate. Additional imaging includes ultrasound, CT, and MRI.

Key features

  • Radiographic Diagnostic Indicators (RDIs) - a set of small, versatile radiographic observations - combine with one another, often leading to a radiographic diagnosis.
  • Just-in-time normals" present normal radiographs alongside abnormal images rather than in separate chapters, for the greatest convenience and effective comparison.
  • References citing the names of the principal source authors are integrated into the text to present a clear picture of the origins of knowledge and facilitate reading without a break in concentration.
  • "Telescopic" illustrations show images in both orientation and close-up views in cases where full visualization is important, as well as ultra-close views when fine detail is essential.
  • At-a-glance diagnoses present a detailed description of each image as well as a concise, one- or two-word diagnosis in bold type.
  • Emphasis zones - regions of interest that have been electronically enhanced - highlight some of the more complex lesions and assist the reader with identifying and studying them.

Readership

Veterinarians
Veterinary students
Veterinary technicians

Table of contents

SECTION 1: TOOLS AND STRATEGIES OF THE MEDICAL IMAGIST


1. Veterinary Medical Imaging: An Overview


2. Principles of Radiographic Imaging


3. Principles of Computed Tomographic Imaging


4. Principles of Sonographic Imaging


5. Principles of Nuclear Imaging


6. Principles of Magnetic Resonance Imaging


7. Film Reading: Strategies, Misdiagnosis, Reporting & Consulting


8. Standard Radiographic Protocols, Patient-Tailored Examinations, & Special Radiography


9. Examination Protocols, Strategic Supplementary Projections, & Normal Radiographic & Cross-Sectional Anatomy


SECTION 2: THE EXTREMITIES


10. Extremital RDI’s


11. Extremital Injury


12. Osteoarthritis


13. Extremital Infection


14. Extremital Bone Tumors


15. Extremital Soft Tissue Tumors


16. Osteochondritis


17. Congenital & Developmental Bone Disease


18. Miscellaneous Extremital Disorders


19. Skeletal Deficiencies, Dysplasias & Deformities



SECTION 3: THE SKULL, BRAIN, EYE AND EAR


20. Skull RDI’s


21. Head Injury & Infection


22. Skull Tumors


23. Nasal Cavity Disease


24. Dental, Gum & Tongue Disease


25. Brain Disease & Injury (Intracranial Lesions)


26. The Ear


27. The Eye & Orbit


28. Miscellaneous Diseases



SECTION 4: THE SPINE


29. Spinal RDI’s


30. Congenital Spinal Malformations (Congenital Spinal Anomalies)


31. Developmental Spinal & Spinal Cord Disorders Causing Cord & Nerve Root Compression


32. Spinal & Related Spinal Cord Injury


33. Disc Disease (Intervertebral Disc Disease, Degenerative Disc Disease, Extradural Degenerative Disease)


34. Spondylosis, Facetal Arthritis & Dural Ossification Spondylosis


35. Spinal Infection (Vertebral Osteomyelitis, Vertebral Body Osteomyelitis)


36. Spinal Tumors (Vertebral Tumors) & Tumor-Like Lesions


37. Miscellaneous Spinal Disease & Diagnostic Procedures



SECTION 5: THE HIPS AND PELVIS


38. RDI’s: Pelvis & Hips


39. Pelvic Fractures


40. Pelvic Infection, Tumor & Miscellaneous Diseases


41. Fractures & Dislocation of the Hip Joint (Coxal Joint, Coxofemoral Joint)


42. Hip Dysplasia


43. Hip Infections



SECTION 6: THE THROAT, NECK AND THORAX


44. Throat & Neck


45. Thoracic RDI’s


46. Lung Patterns


47. Thoracic Trauma


48. Pneumonia


49. Pleuritis


50. Chylothorax


51. Lung Tumor


52. Lung Edema (Pulmonary Edema)


53. Miscellaneous Lung Diseases


54. Airway Disease


55. Mediastinal Disease


56. Disorders of the Thoracic Esophagus


57. Diaphragmatic Hernia



SECTION 7: THE HEART


58. Heart & Circulatory Variations & RDI’s


59. Cardiac Silhouette Analysis


60. Angiography & Angiocardiography


61. Cardiac Ultrasound (Echocardiography)


62. Congenital Heart Disease


63. Acquired Heart Disease


64. The Patterns of Heart Failure


65. Cardiac Tumors & Thrombi


66. Cardiac Trauma


67. Pulmonary Induced Heart Disease (Cor Pulmonale)


68. Radiographic Evaluation of Cardiac Pacemakers



SECTION 8: THE ABDOMEN


69. Abdominal RDI’s


70. Abdominal Wall Injury, Infection & Tumor


71. Peritonitis


72. Using Vascular Maps to Navigate the Abdomen


73. Liver Disease


74. Stomach Disorders


75. Small Intestinal Disease


76. Cecum, Colon & Rectum


77. Pancreatic Disease


78. Splenic Disease


79. Kidney, Ureteral, Bladder, Prostatic & Urethral Disease


80. Adrenal Gland Disorders


81. Normal & Abnormal Pregnancy


82. Uterine Disease


83. Ovarian Disorders


84. Urethral & Vaginal Disease


85. Penile & Scrotal Disease


86. Fluoroscopic, Ultrasonic & CT-Guided Biopsy & Fine-Needle Aspiration

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: June 16, 2003
  • Language: English

About the author

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Charles S. Farrow

Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Veterinary Medical Imaging, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskkatchewan, Canada

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