Handbook of Small Animal Radiology and Ultrasound: Techniques and Differential Diagnoses

by Dennis, Ruth

• ISBN13: 9780702028946
• ISBN10: 0702028940
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-06-01
• Publisher: SAUNDERS W B CO

Summary

The Handbook of Small Animal Radiology and Ultrasound: Techniques and Differential Diagnoses provides a user-friendly reference for a wide range of radiographic and ultrasonographic findings in dogs and cats. Key features Enables successful and clear interpretation of radiographs and ultrasonograms Offers clearly sequenced text arrangement from the identification of the radiographic or sonographic abnormalities to a list of subsequent considerations for each sign Prioritizes different clinical findings to tailor further diagnostic tests or therapeutic interventions Takes imaging abnormalities from the descriptive to the interpretative New to this edition Colour throughout enhances user-friendliness Many new conditions Extra illustrations show techniques and normal anatomy Additional information on techniques, normal appearance and disease processes Expanded Further Reading sections This book is intended for all users of small animal diagnostic imaging, from radiologists through to general practitioners to veterinary students, and will be an invaluable supplement to existing references in the subject.

Table of Contents

Skeletal system: general

Joints

Appendicular skeleton

Head and neck

Spine

Lower respiratory tract

Cardiovascular system

Other thoracic structures - pleural cavity, mediastinum, thoracic oesophagus, thoracic wall

Other abdominal structures - abdominal wall, peritoneal and retroperitoneal cavities, parenchymal organs

Gastrointestinal tract

Urogenital tract

Soft tissues

Appendices:

Radiographic faults

Ultrasound terminology and artefacts

Geographic distributions of diseases

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