DESCRIPTION:
Ultrasonography is increasingly important in veterinary medicine. Even though in the past ultrasound required a heavy investment for equipment, the equipment price has dropped significantly over the years and ultrasound is now more affordable and present in almost every vet practice.
Ultrasonography is quick and safe technique that can provide invaluable information and assist with the evaluation of other clinical, laboratory and imaging findings. This can be true if the veterinary surgeon is able to perform the examination and is familiar with the normal ultrasonographic appearance of the abdominal organs in order to identify abnormalities and interpret them in the clinical context.
The aim of this book is to provide veterinary surgeons with a visual guide to perform abdominal ultrasonographic examination in dogs and cats, familiarize them with the normal appearance of the abdominal organs in the dog and cat and help them to identify common disorders.
Moreover, 2nd edition includes up-to-date content, a new section on portosystemic shunts and new video(s).
Panagiotis Mantis
Panagiotis (Pete) Mantis is Head of Diagnostic Imaging at Dick White Referrals, one of the biggest referral hospitals in the United Kingdom. He is a European Specialist in Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging, an RCVS Recognised Specialist in Diagnostic Imaging, a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a Fellow of the Royal College of Veteriary Surgeons. Dr Mantis is a regular author, speaker and tutor on the subjects of small animal radiology, ultrasonography, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging.
Pete Mantis graduated from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, in 1994. Between 1995 and 1998 he completed a small animal diagnostic imaging residency at the Royal Veterinary College in London. After completing his residency, Dr Mantis worked in first opinion practices and referral hospitals in London providing an emergency and diagnostic imaging consultancy service.
In 1999, and for a year, he was part time radiologist at the Department of Clinical Radiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Swedish Agricultural University in Uppsala. In 2000, he joined the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences at the Royal Veterinary College where he became Senior Lecturer in Radiology and remained. He joined Dick White Referrals in 2017, where he is the Head of Diagnostic Imaging.
His research covers all areas of imaging including radiography, ultrasonography, MRI and CT. Publications include retrospective and prospective studies. Dr Mantis is currently involved in a research project looking at ultrasonography of the canine and feline skin.
CONTENTS:
Machine set-up
Holding the transducer and transducer movements
Artefacts
Liver and gallbladder
Spleen
Gastrointestinal tract
Pancreas
Kidneys and ureters
Adrenal glands
Urinary bladder and urethra
Peritoneal cavity, lymph nodes and major abdominal vessels
Prostate gland and testes
Ovaries
Overview of abdominal ultrasonography
