Scintigraphy Selections

Stassen QE, Voorhout G, Teske E, et al. J Small Anim Pract 2007;48:283-287. The elevated urinary corticoid/creatinine ratios of an 11-year-old Jack Russell terrier with polyuria were suppressible in a high-dose dexamethasone suppression test, which was suggestive of pituitary-dependent hyperadrenocorticism. … Read More

TARAH L. HADLEY GBD, DAVID S. ROTSTEIN, JAMES S. AVENELL, NANCY ZAGAYA, MICHAEL P. JONES,. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2007;48:155-162. This study investigated the use of quantitative hepatobiliary scintigraphy to assess liver function in 14 white Carneaux pigeons (Columba livia). … Read More

RITA L. ECHANDI FM, WILLIAM T. DANIEL, JANET L. PAQUETTE, GREGORY B. DANIEL,. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2007;48:38-44. We evaluated transplenic injection of iodinated contrast medium for computed tomography (CT) assessment of the portal vasculature. Specific aims were to: (1) … Read More

Adin CA, Sereda CW, Thompson MS, et al. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2006;229:1749-1755. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate efficacy of a hydraulic occluder (HO) used for treatment of dogs with an intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (IHPSS). DESIGN: Prospective study. ANIMALS: 10 dogs … Read More

Turrel JM, McEntee MC, Burke BP, et al. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2006;229:542-548. OBJECTIVE: To determine outcome for dogs with nonresectable thyroid carcinomas treated with sodium iodide I 131 and identify factors associated with outcome. DESIGN: Retrospective case series. … Read More

Schaafsma IA, Pollak YW, Barthez PY. Am J Vet Res 2006;67:1362-1366. OBJECTIVES: To determine the effect of sedation and anesthesia on thyroid and salivary gland uptake of technetium Tc 99m pertechnetate ((99m)TcO(4)) in euthyroid cats. ANIMALS: 6 euthyroid cats. PROCEDURES: … Read More

Naan EC, Kirpensteijn J, Kooistra HS, et al. Vet Surg 2006;35:287-293. OBJECTIVE: To describe outcome after thyroidectomy in hyperthyroid cats, with emphasis on peri- and postsurgical complications and recurrence. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective study. ANIMALS: One hundred and one hyperthyroid cats. … Read More

Page RB, Scrivani PV, Dykes NL, et al. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2006;47:206-211. Our purpose was to determine the accuracy of increased thyroid activity for diagnosing hyperthyroidism in cats suspected of having that disease during pertechnetate scintigraphy using subcutaneous rather than … Read More

JOHN M. SYKES IV, JUERGEN SCHUMACHER, JAMES AVENELL, et al. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2006;47:222-227. The efficacy of three radiopharmaceuticals, 99mTc-diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (99mTc-DTPA), 99mTc-dimercaptosuccinic acid (99mTc-DMSA), and 99mTc-mercaptoacetyltriglycine (99mTc-MAG3), for renal imaging was examined in 16 corn snakes (Elaphe guttata … Read More

KRISTEN J. O’DELL-ANDERSON, ROBERT TWARDOCK, JENNIFER B. GRIMM, et al. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2006;47:127-135. The purpose of this project was to establish a procedure and reference values for glomerular filtration rate (GFR) using contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) in eight … Read More