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Radiographic and Ultrasonographic Image Library

 

List of Organs

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Liver

 

Liver Figure 1
Liver 1

Normal sagittal view of the porta hepatis in a cat (CBD = Common Bile Duct, PV = portal vein).

Liver Figure 2
Liver 2

Normal transverse intercostal view of the porta hepatis in a dog (PV = Portal Vein; CVC = Caudal vena cava; AO = Aorta).

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Spleen

 

Spleen Figure 1
Spleen 1

Normal sagittal view of the spleen in a dog.

Spleen Figure 2
Spleen 2

Splenic mass in a dog.

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Kidneys

 

Kidneys Figure 1
Kidneys 1

Sagittal view of the left kidney in a dog. A trace of renal pelvic dilation is present.

Kidneys Figure 2
Kidneys 2

Transverse view of the left kidney in a dog. A trace of renal pelvic dilation is present.

 
Kidneys 3 (video clip)
Kidneys 3 (video clip)

A sagittal view of the left kidney in a cat. The architecture of the kidney is greatly abnormal, and there is a hypoechoic, subcapsular thickening present. Fine-needle aspiration of the subcapsular region revealed a diagnosis of lymphosarcoma.

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Bladder

 

Bladder Figure 1
Bladder 1

Sagittal view of a normal bladder trigone in a cat.

Bladder Figure 2
Bladder 2

Sagittal view of the bladder in a dog. A bladder wall mass is seen along the ventral bladder wall.

 
Bladder Figure 3
Bladder 3

A sagittal view of an obstructive mass in the bladder trigone in a dog. Urine cytology was consistent with transitional cell carcinoma.

Bladder Figure 4
Bladder 4 (video clip)

A sagittal view of an obstructive mass in the bladder trigone in a dog. Urine cytology was consistent with transitional cell carcinoma.

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GI Tract

 

GI Tract Figure 1
GI Tract 1

Transverse view of a normal colon and small intestine (SI) in a dog.

GI Tract Figure 2
GI Tract 2

Sagittal view of an intussusception in a dog.

 
GI Tract Figure 3
GI Tract 3

Transverse view of an intussusception in a dog.

GI Tract Figure 4
GI Tract 4

Sagittal view of a normal duodenum in a cat.

 
GI Tract Figure 5
GI Tract 5

Transverse view of a normal terminal ileum in a cat.

GI Tract Figure 6
GI Tract 6

Transverse view of a normal stomach in a cat.

 
GI Tract Figure 7
GI Tract 7

Sagittal view of the duodenum in a cat with a perforation. The arrow points to gas bubbles moving from the lumen, through the duodenal wall, into the mesentery.

GI Tract Figure 8
GI Tract 8 (video clip)

Video clip of a normal ileocolic region in a cat.

 
GI Tract 9 (video clip)
GI Tract 9 (video clip)

Hyperechoic, vertical striations are seen in the mucosal layer of this GI wall. Surgical biopsy results were consistent with lymphangectasia and inflammatory bowel disease.

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Pancreas

 

Pancreas Figure 1
Pancreas 1

Hyperechoic left limb of the pancreas in a cat with a clinical diagnosis of pancreatitis. The arrow points to the pancreatic duct.

Pancreas Figure 2
Pancreas 2

Pancreas (hypoechoic structure) imaged dorsal to the stomach in a clinically normal cat.

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Adrenal Glands

 

Adrenal Glands Figure 1
Adrenal Glands 1

Normal right adrenal gland in a dog.

Adrenal Glands Figure 2
Adrenal Glands 2

Thrombus in the caudal vena cava of a dog with a right adrenal mass (see case study in this section).

 
Adrenal Glands Figure 3
Adrenal Glands 3

Normal left adrenal gland in a dog.

Adrenal Glands Figure 4
Adrenal Glands 4 (video clip)

Video clip of a normal left adrenal gland in a dog. Note the branches of the aorta (celiac and cranial mesenteric artery) seen just cranial to the left adrenal gland.

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Reproductive Tract

 

Reproductive Tract Figure 1
Reproductive Tract 1

Late pregnancy in a dog.

Reproductive Tract Figure 2
Reproductive Tract 2

Late pregnancy in a dog, showing the fetal skull.

 
Reproductive Tract Figure 3
Reproductive Tract 3

Early pregnancy in a dog, with amnionic sac and fetus seen.

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Midabdomen

 

Midabdomen Figure 2
Midabdomen 1

Mickey Mouse?

Midabdomen Figure 2
Midabdomen 2

Mickey Mouse?

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Parathyroid/Thyroid Glands

 

Parathyroid/Thyroid Glands 1
Parathyroid/Thyroid Glands 1

Normal thyroid and parathyroid gland in a dog.

Parathyroid/Thyroid Glands 2 (video clip)
Parathyroid/Thyroid Glands 2 (video clip)

A hypoechoic, oval-shaped parathyroid nodule is seen surrounded by normal thyroid tissue in this hypercalcemic dog. The nodule was surgically removed, and histopathology was consistent with a parathyroid adenoma.

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