Scintigraphy Selections

Peremans K, De Winter F, Janssens L, et al. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2002;43:178-182. This case report describes the use of the 99mTc-labeled radiopharmaceutical ciprofloxacin (Infecton) in a case of hip prosthesis loosening in a dog. Serial planar radiographs were not … Read More

Nieckarz JA, Daniel GB. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2001;42:448-457. Many hyperthyroid cats referred for thyroid imaging and 131I therapy are concurrently or recently receiving antithyroid medications. The effect of the antithyroid drug, methimazole, on thyroid uptake of 99mTcO4 and 123I was … Read More

Grimm JB, Grimm KA, Kneller SK, et al. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2001;42:458-462. The effects of intramuscularly administered medetomidine and butorphanol (MB), and medetomidine, butorphanol, atropine (MBA) on glomerular filtration rate (GFR) were determined in six dogs as measured by 99m-Tc-labeled … Read More

Hofmeister E, Kippenes H, Mealey KL, et al. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2001;219:190-193. A 9-year-old cat with hyperthyroidism was referred for radioactive iodine treatment. The cat also had a ventral cervical mass that the owners reported had been present … Read More

Tomsa K, Hardegger R, Glaus T, et al. American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine 2001. 99mTc-PERTECHNETATE SCINTIGRAPHY IN HYPERTHYROID CA TS WITH NORMAL SERUM THYROXINE CONCENTRATIONS. K. Tomsa1, R. Hardegger2, T. Glaus1, C. Reusch1. 1Clinic for Small Animal Internal Medicine, … Read More

Samii VF, Kyles AE, Long CD, et al. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2001;218:1116-1119. OBJECTIVE: To determine interoperator variance in shunt fraction calculation. DESIGN: Case series. SAMPLE POPULATION: 101 transrectal portoscintigraphic studies. PROCEDURE: Results of dynamic portoscintigraphic studies were reviewed … Read More

Newell SM, Graham JP, Roberts GD, et al. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2001;42:70-76. Quantitative hepatobiliary scintigraphy using 99mTc-mebrofenin was performed on eight normal cats and on the same cats after induction of experimental cholangiohepatitis by infection with the liver fluke Platynosomum … Read More

Long CD, Galuppo LD, Waters NK, et al. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2000;41:354-359. The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic value of 99mTc-HMPAO leukocyte scintigraphy (LS) by means of a retrospective review of its use in 14 horses … Read More

Essman SC, Drost WT, Hoover JP, et al. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2000;41:329-334. A 16-year-old, neutered male, domestic short hair cat had abdominal distension and systemic hypertension. Radiography, ultrasonography, excretory urography, and renal scintigraphy were performed to establish the diagnosis and … Read More

Widmer WR, Buckwalter KA, Fessler JF, et al. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2000;41:108-116. Radiographic evaluation of navicular syndrome is problematic because of its inconsistent correlation with clinical signs. Scintigraphy often yields false positive and false negative results and diagnostic ultrasound is … Read More