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Note the use of contrast fusion MRI imaging that highlights (in color) the area of infiltrative pathology in this 1 year old Female spayed Labrador Retriever dog.
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CT guided biopsy of the area identified on cranial MRI allowed confident collection of representative tissue that resulted in a firm diagnosis of cryptococcosis infection.
![Cryptococcus Histopathology](https://www.avmi.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Cryptococcosis.jpg)
Histopathology revealing the Cryptococcus neoformans organism. Cryptococcus is a ubiquitous soil fungus that more commonly infects cats and less frequently dogs.
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3D Volume reformat of a thoracic CT of a 10 year old female spayed Golden Retriever dog with a rapidly growing thoracic wall mass. CT confirmed the origin of the mass was the 7th rib on the right.(see biopsy image below)
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CT guided biopsy of the same dog as the image above allowed a definitive diagnosis of osteosarcoma.
Background
CT fluoroscopy
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SUREFluoroTM technology provided by AVMI's new Toshiba PRIME 80 slice CT scanner allows real time image guided biopsy of the most hard to reach areas.
CT Fluoroscopy in Veterinary Medicine
![Osteosarcoma](https://www.avmi.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Osteosarcoma.jpg)
High magnification of a biopsy showing osteosarcoma (malignant cells in the lower right of the image) with osteoid formation.
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Large pulmonary masses like this pulmonary carcinoma are good candidates for traditional CT guided biopsy.
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Histopathology of biopsy from mass confirming pulmonary adenocarcinoma.