Robert Obrien, DVM, MS, DACVR

Respiratory tract disease is both serious and extremely common

Coughing Dog with a Murmur: Now What?

In the dark ages of ultrasound, small intestinal loops were merely black rings on the ultrasound screen.

The goals of this lecture are to provide you with techniques of radiography and radiology of the dog and cat thorax

The normal vascular flow to the liver is dual with a larger portion coming portal vein (80%) than the hepatic arteries (remaining 20%).

The most important question to ask yourself is: Is the lung too opaque or too lucent?

Learning ultrasound is hard enough! Haven't we done enough just to make accurate descriptions and list most appropriate differential diagnoses?

The inherent poor contrast within the abdomen and the fact that soft tissue and fluid can not be differentiated radiographically means that contrast media are required for assessment of luminal surfaces, and therefore wall thicknesses of the gastrointestinal tract.