Scintigraphy Selections

Peterson ME, Nichols R, Rishniw M. J Small Anim Pract 2017;58:519-530. OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this study were to determine which serum thyroid hormone test best identifies iatrogenic hypothyroidism in cats that develop azotaemia after radioiodine treatment and to determine … Read More

Volckaert V, Vandermeulen E, Duchateau L, et al. J Feline Med Surg 2017:1098612×17713854. Objectives The outcome of radioiodine therapy in hyperthyroid cats is suspected to be influenced by multiple factors. The degree of activity of the thyroid gland, represented by … Read More

Morre WA, Panciera DL, Daniel GB, et al. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2017;250:1427-1431. CASE DESCRIPTION A 7-year-old castrated male Havanese was evaluated at a veterinary teaching hospital because of a 12-week history of hyperactivity, aggression, and progressive weight loss … Read More

Peterson ME, Rishniw M, Bilbrough GE, et al. J Feline Med Surg 2017:1098612×17708918. Objectives The Catalyst One Chemistry Analyzer (IDEXX Laboratories) is a point-of-care instrument that can measure total thyroxine (TT4) by immunoassay. The aims of this study were to … Read More

Miller ML, Peterson ME, Randolph JF, et al. J Vet Intern Med 2017;31:723-729. BACKGROUND: Thyroid cysts are rare in cats and poorly documented. OBJECTIVES: To report distinguishing clinical features and treatment responses of cats with thyroid cysts. ANIMALS: Forty client-owned … Read More

Morre WA, Panciera D, Daniel G, et al. American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine 2017. While radioiodine is the treatment of choice for feline hyperthyroidism because of its safety and efficacy, dose determination of 131I in cats remains controversial. The … Read More

Peterson ME, Nichols R, Rishniw M. American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine 2017. Radioiodine is generally considered the treatment of choice for feline hyperthyroidism but can cause iatrogenic hypothyroidism in up to 75% of cats. However, these hypothyroid cats rarely … Read More

Husnik R, Fletcher JM, Gaschen L, et al. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine 2017;31:394-401. Background The prevalence of gastric emptying (GE) disorders in cats is unknown due to lack of clinically applicable diagnostic tests. Objectives The principal aim of this … Read More

Volckaert V, Vandermeulen E, Duchateau L, et al. Res Vet Sci 2016;105:87-91. The aim of this study was to assess inter- and intraobserver variability of commonly used semi-quantitative and quantitative parameters in feline thyroid scintigraphy: thyroid to salivary gland ratio … Read More

Volckaert V, Vandermeulen E, Daminet S, et al. VLAAMS DIERGENEESKUNDIG TIJDSCHRIFT 2016;85:265-273. In the second part of this review article , the diagnostic aspects of thyroid scintigraphy are discussed, with major emphasis on hyperthyroidism, followed by an overview of radioiodine … Read More

Volckaert V, Vandermeulen E, Daminet S, et al. VLAAMS DIERGENEESKUNDIG TIJDSCHRIFT 2016;85:255-264. In the first part of this review article, thyroid anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology are reviewed to continue more speci cally on hyperthyroidism, the most common thyroid disorder in … Read More

Bettencourt A, Daniel GB, Panciera D, et al. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2016;57:290-298. Thyroid-to-salivary ratio and percent dose uptake are the most widely recognized scintigraphic measurements. Recently, the thyroid-to-background ratio has been proposed as an alternate method. However, this method has … Read More

Knuchell JA, Spriet M, Galuppo LD, et al. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2016;57:403-409. Fractures of the central tarsal bone are a rarely recognized cause of acute severe hind limb lameness in nonracehorses. Diagnosis of these fractures can be challenging and … Read More

Peterson ME, Guterl JN, Rishniw M, et al. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2016;57:427-440. Thyroid scintigraphy is commonly used for evaluation of cats with hyperthyroidism, with the thyroid-to-salivary ratio (T/S) being the most common method to quantify the degree of thyroid … Read More

Ruff CF, Lim CK, Ramos-Vara JA, et al. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2016;57:E58-E62. A 6-year-old castrated Goldendoodle dog was presented for left-sided lameness of 3 weeks’ duration. Focal, moderate to marked increased 99mTc-methylene diphosphonate (99mTc-MDP) uptake was detected in the … Read More

Spriet M, Espinosa P, Kyme AZ, et al. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2016;57:630-638. Positron emission tomography (PET) is a highly sensitive, noninvasive imaging technique for quantifying biological functions of tissues. However, at the time of this study, PET imaging applications … Read More

Scott-Moncrieff JC, Heng HG, Weng HY, et al. J Vet Intern Med 2015;29:1322-1326. BACKGROUND: The effect of feeding a limited iodine diet on radioactive iodine uptake in the thyroid glands of hyperthyroid cats is unknown. OBJECTIVES: To determine how feeding … Read More

Graham S, Solano M, Sutherland-Smith J, et al. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2015;56:96-102. Disorders of the stifle are a common cause of lameness in horses yet the accuracy of scintigraphy for diagnosis of stifle conditions is controversial. The aim of … Read More

Peterson ME, Broome MR. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2015;56:84-95. Thyroid scintigraphy is currently the reference standard for diagnosing and staging cats with hyperthyroidism, but few studies describing the scintigraphic characteristics in a large number of cats have been reported. The objective … Read More

Shields GE, Whitcomb MB, Vaughan B, et al. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2015;56:466-473. Injuries involving the femoral third trochanter are an uncommon but important source of equine lameness; however, clinical localization can be challenging. The purpose of this retrospective study … Read More

Bush JL, Nemanic S, Gordon J. in Scientific Proceedings (Abstract). American College of Veterinary Radiology 2014. Introduction/Purpose: Hyperthyroidism is diagnosed based on clinical signs and elevated serum total thyroxine (TT4) levels. Imaging diagnosis is made with nuclear scintigraphy, and recently … Read More

Daniel GB, Neelis DA. Semin Nucl Med 2014;44:24-34. Thyroid scintigraphy is performed in cats and dogs and has been used to a limited degree in other species such as the horse. Thyroid scintigraphy is most commonly used to aid in … Read More

Dyson S. Seminars in nuclear medicine 2014;44:4-14. Nuclear scintigraphic examination of equine athletes has a potentially important role in the diagnosis of lameness or poor performance, but increased radiopharmaceutical uptake (IRU) is not necessarily synonymous with pain causing lameness. Nuclear … Read More

Morandi F. Seminars in nuclear medicine 2014;44:15-23. The most common veterinary application of liver scintigraphy is for the diagnosis of portosystemic shunts (PSSs). There has been a continual evolution of nuclear medicine techniques for diagnosis of PSS, starting in the … Read More

Tomlinson JE, Johnson AL, Ross MW, et al. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine 2014;28:687-692. A 20-year-old, 275-kg, Welsh pony gelding was referred to New Bolton Center for treatment of primary hyperparathyroidism. The horse was diag- nosed with primary hyperparathyroidism based … Read More

Tyson R, Daniel GB. Seminars in nuclear medicine 2014;44:35-46.

Westgren F, Ley CJ, Kampa N, et al. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2014;55:632-637. The current standard scintigraphic method for estimating glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in dogs is the integral method, which normalizes renal GFR to body weight. The plasma volume … Read More

Bettencourt AE, Panciera DL, Larson M, et al. in Conference Proceedings. American College of Veterinary Radiology 2013;75. IntroductionlPurpose: Thyroid scintigraphy has been used to diagnose, quantify and characterize disease, and predict treatment outcome in hyperthyroid cats. Scintigraphic methods to quantify … Read More

Peterson ME. Compend Contin Educ Vet 2013;35:E3. In older cats presenting with clinical features of hyperthyroidism, confirming the diagnosis of thyroid disease is usually straightforward. However, the potential for false-negative and false-positive results exists with all thyroid function tests, especially … Read More

Peterson ME. Compend Contin Educ Vet 2013;35:E1. Although naturally occurring hypothyroidism is very rare in cats, iatrogenic hypothyroidism is a recognized complication of treatment for hyperthyroidism. However, confirming the diagnosis of hypothyroidism in cats is not generally straightforward. The potential … Read More

de Bakker E, Peremans K, Vermeire S, et al. Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 2013;26:348-355. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the possibilities and limitations of planar bone scintigraphy and high resolution single photon emission computed tomography (HiSPECT) to diagnose flexor enthesopathy and to … Read More

Lautenschlaeger IE, Hartmann A, Sicken J, et al. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2013;54:666-673. Scintigraphy is currently the reference standard for diagnosing feline hyperthyroidism; however, computed tomography (CT) is more widely available in veterinary practice. The purposes of this prospective study … Read More

Volckaert V, Vandermeulen E, Saunders JH, et al. J Feline Med Surg 2012;14:889-894. A successful, euthyroid outcome after radioiodine therapy in hyperthyroid cats ranges from 83% to 95%. Thyroid volume has been reported as one of the factors influencing radioiodine … Read More

Broome MR. in Conference Proceedings. New York State Veterinary Conference 2012;2. Despite more than 30 years of investigation, and strong clinical suspicions of an environmental and/or dietary mechanism, the exact etiology of feline hyperthyroidism remains elusive. The pathophysiologic basis for … Read More

Peterson ME, Broome MR. in Conference Proceedings. ECVIM 2012. Thyroid scintigraphy provides valuable information regarding both thyroid anatomy and physiology and plays an integral role in the diagnosis, staging, and management of feline thyroid disease. In this study, we performed … Read More

Vancil JM, Henry CJ, Milner RJ, et al. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 2012;240:1310-1315. Objective-To evaluate samarium Sm 153 lexidronam ((153)Sm-EDTMP) as a treatment option for dogs with bony tumors of the skull. Design-Retrospective case series. Animals-Dogs with … Read More

Peterson ME, Broome MR. in Conference Proceedings. American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine 2012;754. Thyroid scintigraphy provides valuable information regarding both thyroid anatomy and physiology and plays an integral role in the diagnosis, staging, and management of feline thyroid disease. … Read More

Schmidt DM, Scrivani PV, Dykes NL, et al. Am J Vet Res 2012;73:463-469. Objective-To compare estimation of glomerular filtration rate determined via conventional methods (ie, scintigraphy and plasma clearance of technetium Tc 99m pentetate) and dynamic single-slice computed tomography (CT). … Read More

Daniel G. in Conference Proceedings. American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine 2012;700-702. Scintigraphic studies are used in veterinary medicine to image thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal and pancreatic diseases. By far, the most common of these studies is thyroid scintigraphy. Thyroid scintigraphy … Read More

Dyson SUE, Nagy A, Murray R. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2011;52:596-604. Eight sports horses with unilateral (4) or bilateral (3) forelimb or unilateral hindlimb (1) lameness had subtle radiologic abnormalities of the subchondral bone of the sagittal groove of the … Read More

Zimmerman M, Dyson SUE, Murray R. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2011;52:661-671. Back pain is common in horses, but there has been no large-scale in-depth study describing radiographic changes of the spinous processes, the relationship between radiographic and scintigraphic findings, and … Read More

Bommarito DA, Lattimer JC, Selting KA, et al. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 2011;47:e188-194. A 12 yr old castrated male Yorkshire terrier was presented with a history of an inoperable pheochromocytoma. Physical examination revealed a large, midabdominal mass. Neurologic examination … Read More

Dahlberg JA, Ross MW, Martin BB, et al. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2011;52:573-579. Horses with cranial rib abnormalities may exhibit severe acute lameness and may have unusual gait deficits characterized by forelimb abduction during protraction at the walk. Horses with … Read More

de Lorimier LP, Fan TM. Can Vet J 2010;51:1394-1396. A 4-year-old neutered male golden retriever was diagnosed with osseous blastomycosis of the distal left forelimb by means of radiographs and histopathology. Presumptive bacterial pneumonia and left forelimb lameness had been … Read More

Davies S, Barber D, Crisman M, et al. Veterinary radiology & ultrasound : the official journal of the American College of Veterinary Radiology and the International Veterinary Radiology Association 2010;51:674-680. We characterized the scintigraphic and sonographic appearance of the thyroid … Read More

GÓMez-Ochoa P, LlabrÉS-DÍAz F, Ruiz S, et al. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2010;51:523-526. Portosystemic shunts (PSSs) allow portal blood to bypass the liver and enter the systemic circulation. Definitive diagnosis requires surgical identification, positive contrast portography, ultrasonography, or scintigraphy. This … Read More

Wallack S, Metcalf M, Skidmore A, et al. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2010;51:554-560. Feline hyperthyroidism is a common endocrine disorder. A single dose of 148 MBq (4 mCi) 131I is 95–98% effective for the treatment of hyperthyroidism in cats; however, the cause … Read More

Wedekind KJ, Blumer ME, Huntington CE, et al. J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr (Berl) 2010;94:527-539. The purpose of this study was to determine the iodine (I) requirement in adult cats. Forty-two healthy euthyroid cats (1.6-13.6 years old) were utilized in … Read More

Gonzalez LM, Schramme MC, Robertson ID, et al. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2010;51:404-414. Lameness originating from the metacarpo(tarso)phalangeal (MP) joint has a significant effect on the use and athletic competitiveness of a horse. The identification of the cause of lameness originating … Read More

Morandi F, Sura PA, Sharp D, et al. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2010;51:466-471. We describe the scintigraphic patterns observed in 14 patients with confirmed multiple portosystemic shunts imaged via transplenic portal scintigraphy. Parameters evaluated included presence of multiple anomalous vessels, presence … Read More

Morrison J, Jergens A, Deitz K, et al. in Conference Proceedings (Abstract). American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine 2010;744-745. Hyperthyroidism is a common endocrine disorder in middle aged to older cats. Therapy with I-131 is considered to be curative for … Read More

Morrison J, Jergens A, Deitz K, et al.  in Conference Proceedings (Abstract). American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine 2010;745. Hyperthyroidism is one of the most common endocrine disorders in middle aged to older cats. Renal disease may be masked by … Read More

Griffin JFt, Young BD, Fosgate GT, et al. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2010;51:338-343. We have observed focal skeletal muscle uptake of 99mTechnetium-hydroxymethylene diphosphonate (Tc-HDP), which could mimic a tibial lesion, in horses following peroneal nerve blocks. To characterize this observation further, … Read More

van Bruggen LW, Hazewinkel HA, Wolschrijn CF, et al. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2010;51:344-348. Few reports have been published regarding the use of scintigraphy in the diagnosis of elbow joint lameness in dogs. Some authors have speculated about the potential use … Read More

Vaughan B, Whitcomb MB, Puchalski SM, et al. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2010;51:305-310. Thromboses of the cranial tibial vein (Horse 1) and brachial, median, and cranial circumflex humeral arteries (Horse 2) were identified as causes of unilateral lameness in two Thoroughbred … Read More

Bruehschwein A, Foltin I, Flatz K, et al. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2010;51:116-121. Computed tomography angiography, sonography, scintigraphy, and portography can be used to evaluate the portal vasculature to evaluate for a portosystemic shunt (PSS). Time-of-flight magnetic resonance angiography (TOF-MRA) and … Read More

Blois SL, Abrams-Ogg AC, Mitchell C, et al. J Feline Med Surg 2010;12:156-160. A 12-year old, castrated male domestic shorthair cat presented with a 2-year history of poor hair coat, seborrhea, generalized pruritus and otitis externa. Low circulating concentrations of … Read More

STIEGER-VANEGAS SM, KIPPENES-SKOGMO H, NILSSON E. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2009;50:509-512. An enostosis-like lesion was diagnosed in the left femur of a Swedish Warmblood horse that had a left hindlimb lameness of 3 weeks duration. With scintigraphy using technetium 99m-hydroxymethylene … Read More

Tolbert K, Brown HM, Rakich PM, et al. J Feline Med Surg 2009;11:717-719. A 5-year-old spayed female cat was evaluated for hyperthyroidism based on an elevated free thyroxine (T(4)) measurement and bilaterally enlarged symmetric subcutaneous masses in the area of … Read More

DANIELA GORGAS PL, JOHANN LANG, MARCUS G. DOHERR, GOTTLIEB UELTSCHI, PATRICK KIRCHER,. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2009;50:208-214. Nuclear bone scintigraphy is commonly used in the diagnosis of sacroiliac disease in horses. The aim of the present retrospective study was to … Read More

Harvey AM, Hibbert A, Barrett EL, et al. Journal of Feline Medicine & Surgery 2009;11:96-106. The aim of this study was to characterise the scintigraphic findings in a large population of hyperthyroid cats in order to determine the location of … Read More

Hibbert A, Gruffydd-Jones T, Barrett EL, et al. J Feline Med Surg 2009;11:116-124. This study reports the scintigraphy, histopathology, sole treatment with high-dose radioactive iodine and outcome of eight cases of feline thyroid carcinoma. Scintigraphic findings were variable and in … Read More

SILKE HECHT IFL, GREGORY B. DANIEL, FEDERICA MORANDI, DOROTHY E. SHARP,. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2008;49:589-594. The purpose of this study was to develop a protocol for diuretic renal scintigraphy (renography) in cats and describe normal findings. 99mTc-DTPA renal scintigraphy … Read More

CAMILA TREVISAN PEREIRA FLNM, JAMIE WILLIAMS, BENEDICTO WLADEMIR DE MARTIN, PEDRO PRIMO BOMBONATO,. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2008;49:487-491. Lymphoscintigraphy is the technique of choice for sentinel lymph node detection in women with early breast cancer, but there is limited information … Read More

MAURICIO SOLANO CI, CYNTHIA SMITH, CONSTANCE MERIGO, ERNEST SCOTT WEBER III,. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2008;49:388-394. Osteolytic appendicular skeletal lesions in eight-stranded, cold-stunned Kemp’s ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys kempii) were evaluated using radiography and skeletal scintigraphy. Radiographic studies were performed … Read More

Sura PA, Tobias KM, Morandi F, et al. Vet Surg 2007;36:654-660. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate trans-splenic portal scintigraphy (TSPS) and per-rectal portal scintigraphy (PRPS) for diagnosis of congenital portosystemic shunts (CPSS) in dogs, and compare these results with surgical findings. STUDY … Read More

LEAH STERN RM, RYAN KING, KATHLEEN HUNT,. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2007;48:335-337. A 6-year-old German Shepherd dog was evaluated for hind limb lameness. When a diagnosis, could not be achieved using radiography and ultrasonography, bone scintigraphy was performed to look … Read More

PETER V. SCRIVANI NLD, RICHARD B. PAGE, HOLLIS N. ERB,. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2007;48:383-387. Our aim was to investigate thyroid:thyroid (T:T) ratio and visual inspection for assessing thyroid-lobe asymmetry in suspected hyperthyroid cats. Although thyroid2013salivary asymmetry is a preferred … Read More

Morrison J. in Scientific Proceedings (Abstract). American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine 2007;643-644. Hyperthyroidism is one of the most common endocrine disorder in middle aged to older cats. Renal insufficiency may be masked by the presence of hyperthyroidism and subsequent … Read More

FEDERICA MORANDI RCC, RITA L. ECHANDI, GREGORY B. DANIEL,. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2007;48:286-291. Transsplenic portal scintigraphy using sodium pertechnetate is superior to per-rectal portal scintigraphy due to improved visualization of the portal vasculature with decreased patient and personnel exposure. … Read More

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

LYNELLE SWEERS, ANN CARSTENS. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2006;47:159-164. Two horses with discospondylitis are described with emphasis on the imaging modalities used and their contribution to the final diagnosis and outcome. Radiographic findings were vertebral endplate lysis with sclerosis in … Read More

NARUEPON KAMPA, PETER LORD, ENN MARIPUU. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2006;47:212-221. Observer variation in kidney depth measurement for correction of soft-tissue attenuation and kidney region of interest (ROI) drawing was evaluated using 60 clinical dogs with a wide range of … Read More

RICHARD B. PAGE, PETER V. SCRIVANI, NATHAN L. DYKES, et al. Veterinary Radiology & 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 … Read More

Milner RJ, Channell CD, Levy JK, et al. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2006;228:559-563. OBJECTIVE: To compare survival times for cats with hyperthyroidism treated with iodine 131, methimazole, or both and identify factors associated with survival time. DESIGN: Retrospective case … Read More

Broome MR. Clin Tech Small Anim Pract 2006;21:10-16. Thyroid scintigraphy is a nuclear medicine procedure that produces a visual display of functional thyroid tissue based on the selective uptake of various radionuclides by thyroid tissue. Thyroid scintigraphy provides valuable information … Read More

Daniel GB. Hepatic Scintigraphy In: Daniel GB,Berry CR, eds. Textbook of Veterinary Nuclear Medicine. 2nd ed. Chapel Hill, NC: American College of Veterinary Radiology, 2006;207-230.

Daniel GB, Berry CR. Pulmonary and Mucociliary Scintigraphy In: Daniel GB,Berry CR, eds. Textbook of Veterinary Nuclear Medicine. 2nd ed. Chapel Hill, NC: American College of Veterinary Radiology, 2006;303-328.

Daniel GB, Brawner WR. Thyroid Scintigraphy In: Daniel GB,Berry CR, eds. Textbook of Veterinary Nuclear Medicine. 2nd ed. Chapel Hill, NC: American College of Veterinary Radiology, 2006;181-198.

Daniel GB, Brawnier WR. Thyroid Scintigraphy In: Daniel GB,Berry CR, eds. Textbook of Veterinary Nuclear Medicine. 2nd ed. Harrisburg, PA: American College of Veterinary Radiology, 2006;181-199.

Graham JP, Roberts GD. Equine Skeletal Scintigraphy In: Daniel GB,Berry CR, eds. Textbook of Veterinary Nuclear Medicine. 2nd ed. Chapel Hill, NC: American College of Veterinary Radiology, 2006;165-180.

Matwichuk-Bassett CL. Parathyroid Scintigraphy In: Daniel GB,Berry CR, eds. Textbook of Veterinary Nuclear Medicine. 2nd ed. Chapel Hill, NC: American College of Veterinary Radiology, 2006;199-208.

Poteet BA. Small Animal Skeletal Scintigraphy In: Daniel GB,Berry CR, eds. Textbook of Veterinary Nuclear Medicine. 2nd ed. Chapel Hill, NC: American College of Veterinary Radiology, 2006;143-164.

Twardock AR, Bahr A. Renal Scintigraphy In: Daniel GB,Berry CR, eds. Textbook of Veterinary Nuclear Medicine. 2nd ed. Chapel Hill, NC: American College of Veterinary Radiology, 2006;329-352.

Wisner ER, Daniel GB, Hornof WJ. Lymphoscintigraphy In: Daniel GB,Berry CR, eds. Textbook of Veterinary Nuclear Medicine. 2nd ed. Chapel Hill, NC: American College of Veterinary Radiology, 2006;353-362.

CHRISTOPHER KUNZE, ANNE BAHR, GEORGE E. LEES. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2006;47:103-107. The normal 99mTc-diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA) renal scintigram curve has 3 distinct phases; an arterial phase followed by progressive uptake and subsequent excretion from the kidney. In dogs with … Read More

PHILLIP F. STEYN, JOHN UHRIG. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2005;46:529-532. Bone scintigraphy is often used in horses because of its sensitivity and noninvasive nature. A 99mTc labeled radiopharmaceutical is injected at a dose of between 5.7 and 7.3†GBq. Images are … Read More

TIM S. MAIR, JEN KINNS. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2005;46:458-466. Injury to the distal aspects of the deep digital flexor tendon (DDFT) is an important cause of lameness in horses. The purpose of this study was to review the magnetic … Read More

ZOÈ M. LENARD, RICHARD M. ZUBER, ROBERT G. NICOLL, et al. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2005;46:533-535. This report describes the evaluation of cutaneous lymphoma in a cat using 99mTc-sestamibi. A mass in the left pes with extension to the left … Read More

Lass P, Kaniuka S. Hell J Nucl Med 2005;8:145-148. This paper overviews the incidence, aetiology, clinical signs and complications of hyperthyroidism in cats as well as the contribution of nuclear medicine in the diagnosis and management of this veterinary disease. … Read More

Mauricio Solano, Jeremy Welcome, Karen Johnson. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2005;46:437-442. Horses undergoing skeletal scintigraphy can have decreased radiopharmaceutical bone uptake in the limbs. This reduces the diagnostic value of the scan. The aim of the present study was to … Read More

Nykamp SG, Dykes NL, Zarfoss MK, et al. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2005;226:1671-1675. OBJECTIVE: To assess whether the risk of development of hypothyroidism after treatment with iodine 131 (131I) was associated with the pattern of sodium pertechnetate Tc 99m … Read More

Anthony J. Fischetti, Wm Tod Drost, Stephen P. DiBartola, et al. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2005;46:267-272. Nineteen cats with abnormally high serum T4 concentrations underwent thyroid scintigraphy using technetium-99m pertechnetate (99mTcO4) before and after 36±6 days of methimazole administration (approximately … Read More

Garden OA, Reubi JC, Dykes NL, et al. J Vet Intern Med 2005;19:168-176. Somatostatin receptors expressed by insulinomas in 5 dogs were imaged in vivo by means of indium in 111 pentetreotide (OctreoScan) scintigraphy. The diagnosis in each dog was … Read More

Cole RC, Morandi F, Avenell J, et al. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2005;46:146-152. The purpose of this study was to (1) establish a technique for ultrasound-guided trans-splenic portal scintigraphy (TSPS) using 99mTcO42212, (2) evaluate portal vein morphology, (3) compare the … Read More

Morandi F, Cole RC, Tobias KM, et al. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2005;46:153-161. Ultrasound-guided percutaneous trans-splenic portal scintigraphy (TSPS) using 99mTcO has been used to image the portal venous system in normal dogs. Compared with per-rectal portal scintigraphy, it provides … Read More

Murray RC, Dyson SJ, Weekes JS, et al. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2005;46:171-178. Distal tarsal pain is a common reason for hind limb lameness, but diagnosis cannot always be made on radiographic examination. Scintigraphy may allow detection of subtle changes … Read More

Peremans K, Cornelissen B, Bossche BVD, et al. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2005;46:162-170. Scintigraphy (positron emission tomography (PET) or single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) techniques) allows qualitative and quantitative measurement of physiologic processes as well as alterations secondary to … Read More

Robben JH, Pollak YW, Kirpensteijn J, et al. J Vet Intern Med 2005;19:15-22. Accurate preoperative detection, localization, and staging of the primary tumor and metastases are essential for the selection of appropriate candidates for surgery. In dogs with insulinoma, preoperative … Read More

Bruyette D. Vet Med 2004;99:956-962. Not all hyperthyroid cats exhibit clinical signs, and concurrent illness may skew the laboratory assessment of thyroid function. Here’s the latest research on what tests to perform to establish a diagnosis. In this article, I … Read More

Davidson EJ, Martin BB, Jr. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2004;45:407-410. Stress fracture of the scapula in two horses is described. Both horses had a history of acute lameness after strenuous exercise. Using elective nuclear scintigraphy focal increased radiopharmaceutical uptake in the … Read More

Schallberger SP, Doherr MG, Ueltschi G. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2004;45:352-356. The lack of “standard uptake pattern” to refer to when interpreting scintigraphic images poses a problem to anyone working with skeletal scintigraphy. An article written by Koblik et al. stated … Read More

Murray RC, Dyson SJ, Weekes JS, et al. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2004;45:345-351. Bone-phase scintigraphy is sensitive to the dynamic process of bone modeling and remodeling, which may be adaptive or pathologic. Our knowledge of normal patterns of radiopharmaceutical uptake (RU) … Read More

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Groman RP, Bahr A, Berridge BR, et al. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2004;45:62-69. Ten healthy mixed-breed dogs were used to evaluate the functional and structural effects of serial ultrasound-guided renal biopsies obtained with an automated biopsy needle. In each dog, one … Read More

Diaz OS, Zarucco L, Dolente B, et al. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2004;45:73-77. A 14-year-old thoroughbred gelding was presented for the evaluation of acute abdominal pain. Rectally, there was a soft fluctuant painful swelling dorsal to the bladder and to the … Read More

Daniel GB, DeNovo RC, Sharp DS, et al. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2004;45:78-84. The purpose of this study was to evaluate nonuniform patterns of vascular distribution of pertechnetate in the dog during per-rectal portal scintigraphy. Ninety-two studies were reviewed retrospectively to … Read More

Mallery KF, Pollard RE, Nelson RW, et al. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2003;223:1602-1607. OBJECTIVE: To determine efficacy and safety of percutaneous radiofrequency heat ablation for treatment of hyperthyroidism in cats. DESIGN: Prospective study. ANIMALS: 9 cats. PROCEDURE: Hyperthyroidism was … Read More

Erichsen C, Eksell P, Widstrom C, et al. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2003;44:699-706. The sacroiliac region in 33 clinically normal riding horses was examined with scintigraphy to determine the normal scintigraphic appearance, to evaluate a semiquantitative method used to calculate a … Read More

Santilli RA, Gerboni G. The Veterinary Journal 2003;166:7-18. An overview of clinical, laboratory, and diagnostic imaging features of congenital porto-systemic shunt (PSS) in dogs and cats is presented through the analysis of recent literature, and personal case log. Particular emphasis … Read More

Armbrust LJ, Hoskinson JJ, Lora-Michiels M, et al. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2003;44:339-343. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the influence of kibble shape and fiber content of commercial dry foods on gastric emptying in healthy cats. Eight healthy … Read More

Marsolais ME, Mott J, Berry CR. in Scientific Proceedings (Abstract). American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine 2003;393.

Ferrell EA, Graham JP, Hanel R, et al. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2003;44:38-42. Two dogs with simultaneous congenital and acquired portosystemic shunts are reported. The first dog was an eight-month-old, male Golden Retriever with a history of peritoneal effusion, polyuria/polydipsia, and … Read More

Drost WT, Cummings CA, Mathew JS, et al. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2003;44:86-91. Canine hepatozoonosis caused by Hepatozoon americanum has periosteal proliferation on long bones, pelvis, vertebrae, and skull. The pathogenesis of the periosteal proliferation is unknown but may be similar … Read More

Papazoglou LG, Monnet E, Seim HB, 3rd. Vet Surg 2002;31:561-570. OBJECTIVE: To determine prognostic indicators for short-term outcome and long-term survival for dogs with intrahepatic portosystemic shunts (IPSS). STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective study. ANIMALS: Thirty-two dogs of various breeds. METHODS: Clinical … Read More

Schoenborn WC, Rick MC, Hornof WJ. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2002;43:541-544. A 6-year-old Thoroughbred gelding presented with a left forelimb lameness. The results of lameness examination, radiography, nuclear scintigraphy, and computed tomography are presented. Based on the diagnostic imaging, subchondral fractures … Read More

Chun R, Garrett LD, Sargeant J, et al. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2002;43:587-591. The objective of this retrospective study was to evaluate hyperthyroid cats for pretreatment factors that would predict response to radioiodine therapy. Hyperthyroidism was diagnosed in 193 cats based … Read More

Wallack ST, Wisner ER, Werner JA, et al. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2002;43:432-441. The objective of this work was to compare the accuracy of radiographs and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for estimating appendicular osteosarcoma margins. The accuracy of computed tomography (CT) … Read More

Norsworthy GD, Adams VJ, McElhaney MR, et al. J Feline Med Surg 2002;4:139-143. In 155 cats, both with and without clinical signs of hyperthyroidism, total thyroxine (TT4) concentrations were compared to a sensitive, semi-quantitative thyroid palpation technique. On the basis … Read More

Kampa N, Wennstrom U, Lord P, et al. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2002;43:383-391. Determinations of different methods of measurement of uptake of 99mTc-DTPA using scintigraphy of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) were made from 29 studies on 10 healthy beagle dogs. GFR … Read More

Daniel GB, Sharp DS, Nieckarz JA, et al. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2002;43:374-382. Quantitative thyroid scintigraphy using pertechnetate was performed in 43 cats with various T4 concentrations and compared to eight normal control cats. Quantitative parameters included percentage dose uptake of … Read More

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

Gelatt-Nicholson K, Neuwirth L. in Scientific Proceedings (Abstract). American College of Veterinary Radiology 1999. Purpose: To compare T4 levels and thyroid scintigraphy in the evaluation of feline hyperthyroidism. Emphasis was placed on the scintigraphic results of cats with normal T4 … Read More

Chun R, Garrett LD, Sherman A, et al. American College of Veterinary Radiology 1999. Introduction Feline hyperthyroidism was first recognized in 1979 and is now the most frequently diagnosed endocrinopathy in cats. Many studies have evaluated dose and response to … Read More

Daniel GB, Mitchell SK, Mawby D, et al. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 1999;40:572-587. Renal nuclear medicine is used to evaluate renal function and morphology. Renal scintigraphy is the best imaging modality for evaluation of functional parameters such as glomerular filtration rate … Read More

Lester NV, Roberts GD, Newell SM, et al. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 1999;40:465-471. Barium impregnated polyethylene spheres (BIPS) are radiopaque markers used for investigation of a variety of gastrointestinal disorders. One proposed use of the small (1.5 mm) marker is quantitative … Read More

Deppe TA, Center SA, Simpson KW, et al. J Vet Intern Med 1999;13:465-471. Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and renal volume were evaluated in dogs with confirmed portosystemic vascular anomalies (PSVA) before and after surgical ligation of their PSVA. Pre- and … Read More

Lester NV, Newell SM, Hill RC, et al. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 1999;40:174-178. Diagnosis of insulin-secreting tumors of the pancreas can usually be made on the basis of endocrine testing and exclusion of other causes of hyperinsulinism. In dogs, these tumors … Read More

Kunze CP, Hoskinson JJ, Butine MD, et al. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 1999;40:169-173. 99mTc-Pertechnetate, 99mTc-mebrofenin, 99mTc-disofenin, 99mTc-sulfur colloid, and 99mTc-Dowex resin beads were evaluated for in vitro stability as a label for both dry extruded, and canned dog food for gastric … Read More

Goggin JM, Hoskinson JJ, Kirk CA, et al. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 1999;40:89-95. Gastric emptying in 18 healthy cats was assessed simultaneously using scintigraphy and barium-impregnated polyethylene spheres (BIPS). Canned Prescription Diet Feline c/d (Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Inc., Topeka, KS) labeled … Read More

Geissbuhler U, Busato A, Ueltschi G. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 1998;39:572-577. Obtaining high-quality radiographs of the proximal aspect of equine limbs is difficult because of the large muscles in these regions. The use of scintigraphy may provide further information. Abnormal bone … Read More

Mitchell SK, Toal RL, Daniel GB, et al. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 1998;39:451-458. The feasibility and reproducibility of obtaining the pulsed-wave Doppler measurements of resistive index (RI) and pulsatility index (PI) were investigated in intrarenal arteries of normal, nonsedated cats, and … Read More

Bakal RS, Love NE, Lewbart GA, et al. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 1998;39:318-321. An ornamental pet fish was diagnosed with a spinal fracture and subluxation involving truncal vertebrae 5 and 6 (T5-T6) using conventional radiography, nuclear scintigraphy, and computed tomography. Attempts … Read More

Rishniw M, Weidman J, Hornof WJ. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 1998;39:193-196. Hydrothorax was identified in a 14-year-old Siamese cat with a pre-existent perinephric pseudocyst. The pleural fluid was classified as a low-protein transudate. Intrapseudocystic scintigraphy confirmed a direct communication between the … Read More

McEvoy FJ, Forster-van Hijfte MA, White RN. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 1998;39:234-237. This study reports data obtained from per-rectal 99mTc-pertechnetate portal scintigraphy in normal cats. It examines the effects of chemical restraint and the methods employed in defining regions of interest … Read More

Adams WH, Daniel GB, Petersen MG, et al. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 1997;38:323-328. This study was done to investigate the validity of published canine thyroid/salivary (T/S) ratios of approximately 1 in normal dogs and to determine thyroid uptake of 99mTc-pertechnetate (pertechnetate) … Read More

Ross MW, Maxson AD, Stacy VS, et al. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 1997;38:226-230. First-pass radionuclide angiography of the terminal aorta was performed in 3 normal horses and a 6-year-old Standardbred intact male with aortoiliac thromboembolism. Thromboembolism caused chronic bilateral hind limb … Read More

Goggin JM, Hoskinson JJ, Carpenter JW, et al. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 1997;38:211-220. To assess the role of scintigraphic evaluation of distal limb perfusion, the medical records and scintigraphic perfusion images of 17 animals (8 dogs, 2 cats, 2 calves, 4 … Read More

Berry CR, Guilford WG, Koblik PD, et al. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 1997;38:221-225. The purpose of this study was to determine the clinical utility of 111In-labeled transferrin (111In-TF) scintigraphy for evaluating dogs suspected of having protein-losing enteropathies. Four dogs were injected … Read More

Young K, Daniel GB, Bahr A. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 1997;38:83-93. The pin-hole collimator is used to improve spatial resolution and magnify areas of interest. The pin-hole collimator has many applications in small animal veterinary scintigraphy. The principles of image formation … Read More

White RN, Trower ND, McEvoy FJ, et al. Vet Surg 1996;25:407-413. Two dogs had right divisional intrahepatic portacaval shunts within the right lateral lobe of the liver. In both dogs, an extrahepatic portacaval vascular anastomosis was created, using an autologous … Read More

Newell SM, Selcer BA, Roberts RE, et al. J Vet Intern Med 1996;10:308-315. Hepatobiliary scintigraphy (HBS) was performed in 10 cats with histologically documented hepatobiliary disease. The scintigraphic patterns were classified into one of 5 categories: normal, primary hepatocellular dysfunction, … Read More

Schermerhorn T, Center SA, Dykes NL, et al. J Vet Intern Med 1996;10:219-230. Hepatoportal microvascular dysplasia (MVD), a congenital disorder of the hepatic vasculature, is described in a kindred of Cairn Terrier dogs. Cairn Terrier dogs (n = 165) were … Read More

Bahr A, Daniel GB, DeNovo R, et al. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 1996;37:214-220. A nuclear medicine procedure that has been used for quantification of hepatocyte function in man is applied and validated in the dog. This procedure employs deconvolutional analysis … Read More

Matthews HK, Toal RL. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 1996;37:163-173. Radiography has a limited role in the evaluation of the kidneys in foals and adult horses. Ultrasonography is the current method of choice for structural evaluation of the kidneys in horses … Read More

DANIEL GB, Avenell JS, Young K, et al. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 1996;37:146-149. This report describes the detection of subclinical soft tissue metastasis of an appendicular osteosarcoma in a dog using bone scintigraphy. A 7-year-old spayed female Rottweiler was presented … Read More

Forrest LJ, Baty CJ, Metcalf MR, et al. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 1996;37:141-145. Hyperthyroidism was diagnosed in 80 cats with thyroid scintigraphy using technetium pertechnetate. These cats were subsequently treated with radioiodine using a modified fixed dose method based on … Read More

Guptill L, Scott-Moncrieff CR, Janovitz EB, et al. J Am Vet Med Assoc 1995;207:1055-1058. Summary: Seven cats with thyroid carcinomas that had previously undergone surgical removal of neoplastic tissue were treated with 30 mCi of radioactive iodine (I-131). Six of … Read More

Berry CR, Kuperus JH, Malone D. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 1995;36:57-63. Five mixed-breed dogs underwent splenic sequestration scintigraphy following intravenous injection of 647.5 to 740 MBq (17.5201320 mCi) of 99mTechnetium labeled autologous red blood cells (RBCs) that had been chemically … Read More

Harms CA, Hoskinson JJ, Bruyette DS, et al. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 1994;35:473-478. Thyroid scintigraphy using sodium 99mTechnetium pertechnetate (99TcO4-) was performed in normal and radiothyroidectomized cockatiels (Nymphicus hollandicus). 131I scintigraphy was performed in the course of ablating the thyroid … Read More

Nap AM, Pollak YW, van den Brom WE, et al. J Vet Intern Med 1994;8:302-303. Thyroidal 99mTcO4- (pertechnetate) uptake percentages were determined in unanesthetized euthyroid (n = 13) and hyperthyroid (n = 18) cats. Maximal uptakes were observed 60 minutes … Read More

Engelbert TA, Jr LPT, Malone D, et al. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 1994;35:319-324. Endoscopic tracheal lavage cytology was evaluated before and 24 hours after standing transendoscopic laser surgery of the upper airway in 18 horses (9 patients undergoing Neodymium:yttrium aluminum … Read More

Kintzer PP, Peterson ME. Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract 1994;24:587-605. Nuclear medicine may have both diagnostic and therapeutic utility during the evaluation and management of thyroid disease. This article will focus on the use of radionuclide scintigraphy and … Read More

Marks SL, Koblik PD, Hornof WJ, et al. J Am Vet Med Assoc 1994;204:756-760. Thyroid gland scintigraphy was performed in 29 dogs with histologically confirmed thyroid tumors. Twenty dogs were female, and 9 were male. Median age was 10 years. … Read More

Forrest LJ, Thrall DE. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 1994;35:124-130. The purpose of this study was to assess the usefulness of serial bone scintigraphy in the detection of skeletal and extraskeletal metastases in dogs with appendicular osteosarcoma. Twenty-six dogs with primary, … Read More

Berry CR, Ackerman N, Monce K. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 1994;35:10-16. The clinical and imaging features of four dogs with Cushing’s syndrome and pulmonary mineralization are reviewed. Three dogs presented with a primary complaint of respiratory distress/dyspnea. Three dogs had … Read More

Nathan L. Dykes LDW, Brian A. Summers, Robert J. Wallace, Francis A. Kallfelz,. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 1994;35:59-65. We performed a retrospective study of 100 dogs and 16 cats with planar brain scintigraphy and histopathologically established diagnoses from a total … Read More

Wisner ER, ThÈon AP, Vet M, et al. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 1994;35:53-58. High-resolution ultrasonography was evaluated as an alternative to 99mTcO-4 scintigraphy for examining size and appearance of thyroid glands in hyperthyroid cats. Thyroid ultrasound examinations were performed on … Read More

Broome MR. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 1993;34:363-365. A 13 YEAR OLD, neutered male Siamese cat was referred for 1311 therapy for hyperthyroidism. Two months prior to presentation the cat presented to its local veterinarian with a history of vomiting and … Read More

Long MT, Foreman JH, Wallig MA, et al.  Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 1993;34:289-294. A five year old American Saddlebred gelding was admitted to the University of Illinois Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital with a history of multiple leg lameness, depression and … Read More

McLoughlin MA. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 1993;29:227-234. BACKGROUND: Clinical findings indicative of hyperthyroidism are less common in cats with concurrent severe nonthyroidal illness than in cats without concurrent nonthyroidal illness. Nonthyroidal illness (NTI) can lower serum thyroid hormone concentrations … Read More

Berry CR, Wright KN, Breitschwerdt EB, et al. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 1993;34:52-55. A 13-year-old neutered female Yorkshire terrier presented with a history of progressive episodic weakness and disorientation of 4 months duration. Physical and neurologic examinations were normal at … Read More

Clifford R. Berry KNW, Edward B. Breitschwerdt, Jerome M. Feldman,. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 1993;34:52-55. A 13-year-old neutered female Yorkshire terrier presented with a history of progressive episodic weakness and disorientation of 4 months duration. Physical and neurologic examinations were … Read More

Forrest LJ, Dodge RK, Page RL, et al. J Nucl Med 1992;33:1542-1547. Parameters that predict tumor aggressiveness or response to therapy are potentially useful in selecting the most appropriate treatment. In theory, the biologic aggressiveness of an untreated bone tumor … Read More

Boothe HW, Boothe DM, Komkov A, et al. J Am Vet Med Assoc 1992;201:134-141. Twenty-five animals (21 dogs and 4 cats) in which hepatobiliary scintigraphy (HBS) was performed between 1982 and 1989 were included in a retrospective study to determine … Read More

Squire KRE, Fessler JF, Cantwell HD, et al. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 1992;33:109-113. Bilateral subchondral bone cysts of the femoral condyles were diagnosed by conventional radiography in a 14 month old Appaloosa colt. Surgical debridement was performed, and over the … Read More

Trout DR, Hornof WJ, Fisher PE. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 1991;32:251-255. Soft tissue- and bone-phase scintigrams were acquired from 4 normal horses before and over a 14-day period after metacarpophalangeal, antebrachiocarpal, tarsocrural and tarsometatarsal joint blocks. Images were evaluated subjectively … Read More

Kintzer PP, Peterson ME. Semin Vet Med Surg (Small Anim) 1991;6:131-139.

Donald, Trout R, William, et al. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 1991;32:140-144. Soft tissue phase scintigrams were acquired from 7 normal horses before and over a 17-day period after palmar digital, abaxial sesamoid, low palmar and high palmar nerve blocks. Bone … Read More

Papageorges M, Gavin PR, Barbee DD, et al. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 1991;32:82-86. Caprine arthritis-encephalitis (CAE) is a lentivirus-induced disease of goats used as a model for the study of lentiviral infections. Tc-99m-MDP scintigraphy was investigated as a method to … Read More

Daniel GB, Bright R, Monnet E, et al. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 1990;31:175-181. Per-rectal portal scintigraphy using tech-netium-99m pertechnetate (99mTcO4-) was performed in 8 normal dogs before and after surgical creation of a portacaval shunt. Shunt fractions were calculated by … Read More

Hahn KA, Hurd C, Cantwell HD. J Am Vet Med Assoc 1990;196:1483-1486. In this study, 25 dogs each with a histopathologically diagnosed appendicular or axial osteosarcoma were prospectively and consecutively examined by methylene diphosphate nuclear scintigraphy. Scannings that revealed scintigraphically … Read More

Berg J, Lamb CR, O’Callaghan MW. J Am Vet Med Assoc 1990;196:917-920. Bone scintigraphy was performed as part of an initial diagnostic evaluation of 70 dogs admitted with primary bone tumors during a 2-year period. Tumors involved major long bones … Read More

van den Brom WE, Rothuizen J. Am J Vet Res 1990;51:249-252. The hepatobiliary dynamics of a 99mTc-labeled derivative of iminodiacetate were investigated in 29 healthy dogs. A 2-compartment model proved to be adequate to describe the hepatic time-activity curve. Model-derived … Read More

Rothuizen J, van den Brom WE. Am J Vet Res 1990;51:253-256. In 25 dogs with spontaneous cholestatic disease, the hepatobiliary dynamics were evaluated by use of scintigraphy and a 99mTc-labeled iminodiacetate (IDA) derivative. Hyperbilirubinemia existed in all dogs, with serum … Read More

Lamb CR, Schelling SH, Berg J. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 1989;30:268-271. Localization of 99mTc-MDP in lymph nodes was apparent on the three-hour bone-scan image in seven dogs. In six dogs injection or leakage of the radiopharmaceutical into the perivascular tissues … Read More

Koblik PD, Hornof W, Harnagel SH, et al. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 1989;30:159-168. The abilities of pulmonary angiography, digital subtraction angiography and ventilation-perfusion scintigraphy (V/Q) to detect experimental acute pulmonary emboli were evaluated in a group of 18 research dogs. … Read More

Kleine LJ, Lamb CR. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 1989;30:133-141. Diagnostic radiology of the esophagus, stomach, small and large intestine, mesentery, and pancreas is reviewed. Survey and contrast radiography remain the principal imaging methods used to evaluate gastrointestinal diseases in animals. … Read More

Koblik PD, Yen C-K, Hornof WJ, et al. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 1989;30:67-73. Transcolonic 123I-Iodoamphetamine is rapidly absorbed across the colonic mucosa and binds to amine receptors in the liver and lungs. During the first ten minutes following colonic administration, … Read More

Metcalf MR, Tate LP, Sellett LC. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 1989;30:80-87. 99mTc-methylene diphosphonate (MDP) radionuclide imaging examinations were done in four horses having clinical evidence of skull trauma or infection. Radiographs were made of each horse prior to scintigraphy. Four … Read More

Harnagel SH, Hornof WJ, Koblik PD, et al. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 1989;30:22-27. This study was undertaken to design protocol for use of radioaerosol of technetium-99m-labeled diethylenetriaminepentacetic acid (99mTc-DTPA) for ventilation imaging as clinical tool in the dog and to … Read More

Lamb CR, Koblik PD. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 1988;29:16-27. Bone scintigraphy is a valuable aid in the evaluation of lameness in horses. This review describes the principles of bone radiolabeling, scanning, and scan interpretation. Examples are used to illustrate how … Read More

DVM MRM.  Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 1987;28:96-100. Ten scintigraphic gastrointestinal bleeding localization examinations were done in nine dogs. All dogs had clinical evidence of gastrointestinal bleeding prior to or on the day of the examination. Scintigraphy was done by in … Read More

Mackey VS, Trout DR, Meagher DM, et al. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 1987;28:26-31. The medical records, radiographic and nuclear scintigraphic findings of 26 racing horses with 27 stress fracture episodes of the humerus, radius, or tibia were reviewed. The purposes … Read More

KERR LY, HORNOF WJ. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 1986/nov;27:173-177. Quantitative hepatobiliary scintigraphy using 99mTc-2,6 diisopropylphenylcarbamoylmethyl iminodiacetic acid (DISIDA) was performed in normal dogs. 99mTc-DISIDA is excreted by the hepatocyte into the biliary tract. Hepatic blood flow from arterial and portal … Read More

L. Y. KERR WJH. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 1986;27:173-177. Quantitative hepatobiliary scintigraphy using 99mTc-2,6 diisopropylphenylcarbamoylmethyl iminodiacetic acid (DISIDA) was performed in normal dogs. 99mTc-DISIDA is excreted by the hepatocyte into the biliary tract. Hepatic blood flow from arterial and portal … Read More

METCALF MR, ROSENTHAL RC, SELLETT LC, et al. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 1986;27:155-160. The scintigraphic characteristics of lymph nodes draining the ventral body wall were analyzed in 12 dogs as to their pattern of appearance and image contrast. Each dog … Read More

Harari J, Patterson JS, Rosenthal RC. J Am Vet Med Assoc 1986;188:1160-1164. Thyroid tumors were diagnosed in 26 dogs between 1977 and 1984. A total of 23 of the 26 tumors were carcinomas, and 3, detected as incidental findings at … Read More

HORNOF WJ, BAKER DG. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 1986;27:85-88. A technique for hepatobiliary scanning in horses in described. The images acquired were also analyzed by computer, and the normal temporal parameters of the study were described for both fasted and … Read More

Metcalf MR, Twardock AR, Sanecki RK. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 1985;26:106-116. Scintigraphic changes, i.e., increased activity, were induced by 1% papain, dissolved in phosphate-buffered physiologic saline (pH 7.4), injected into one antebrachiocarpal joint in each of eight dogs. Scintigraphic evaluation … Read More

Koblik PD, Hornof WJ, Breznock EM. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 1983;24:232-236. Quantitative hepatic scintigraphy is a valid means for estimating total liver blood flow and relative portal hepatic perfusion. The Hepatic perfusion index (HPI) was determined for a group of … Read More

Dijkshoorn NA, Rijnberk A. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 1977;18:147-152.