PRACTICAL SMALL ANIMALS ULTRASONOGRAPHY. ABDOMEN (2ND EDITION)

Practical small animal ultrasonography. Abdomen. 2nd edition.

Practical small animal ultrasonography. Abdomen aims at being a quick visual guide to abdominal ultrasound in dogs and cats. The different chapters have been grouped according to the anatomical area being examined. Each chapter contains the technique and normal appearance, examples of variations from normal, and technique exercises where applicable. Quite a few images per chapter and videos with scanning techniques enrich this practical work. 2nd edition includes up-to-date content, a new section on portosystemic shunts and new video.

Author:

PANAGIOTIS MANTIS

Head of Diagnostic Imaging Dick White Referrals (United Kingdom)

KEY FEATURES:

➜ Up-to-date content, includes new section on portosystemic shunts.

➜ Comprises new video for added technique with recommended procedures for abdominal ultrasound examination

➜ Comprises new videos with recommended procedures for abdominal ultrasound examination

➜ Contains numerous high-quality and useful images.

➜ Very practical and rigorous work, yet accessible to readers.

➜ A must for beginners in abdominal ultrasonography in small animals

Table of contents:

1. Machine set-up

Before using the machine

Machine buttons and knobs

A few quick notes

Technique

2. Holding the transducer and transducer movements

Holding the transducer

Transducer movements

Exercises

3. Artefacts

Introduction

Acoustic shadowing

Acoustic enhancement

Acoustic reflection and refraction

(Edge-shadowing)

Reverberation artifact

Ring down artifact

Comet tail artifact

Slice thickness artifact

Mirror image artifact

Side lobe artifacts

Propagation speed error

Range ambiguity artefact

Electronic interference

4. Liver and gallbladder

Scanning technique

Normal appearance

Variations from normal

5. Spleen

Scanning technique

Normal appearance

Variations from normal

6. Gastrointestinal tract

Scanning technique

Normal appearance

Variations from normal

7. Pancreas

Scanning technique

Normal appearance

Variations from normal

8. Kidneys and ureters

Scanning technique

Normal appearance

Variations from normal

9. Adrenal glands

Scanning technique

Normal appearance

Variations from normal

10. Urinary bladder and urethra

Scanning technique

Normal appearance

Variations from normal

11. Peritoneal cavity, lymph nodes and major abdominal vessels

Scanning technique

Normal appearance

Variations from normal

12. Prostate gland and testes

Scanning technique

Normal appearance

Variations from normal

13. Ovaries, uterus and mammary glands

Scanning technique

Normal appearance

Variations from normal

Pregnancy

Mammary glands

14. Overview of abdominal ultrasonography

Preparation of the examination

Recommended procedure for abdominal ultrasound examination

15. Recommended further reading