Diagnostic ultrasonography in ruminants.
Vet Clin North Am Food Anim Pract
; 23(3): 541-74, vii, 2007 Nov.
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| ID: mdl-17920461
ABSTRACT
The use of diagnostic ultrasound equipment is becoming widespread within various sectors of veterinary practice. Ultrasonographic examination has several advantages over other imaging modalities and it can be applied in hospital and ambulatory settings. It has the potential for widespread use in the diagnosis of disorders of several body systems in food animal species. This article describes its application to gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary, cardiothoracic, urogenital, and umbilical disorders. Normal and abnormal findings are portrayed and discussed. Accurate and timely use of this diagnostic modality requires a modest amount of training and practice, but it allows for relatively rapid, inexpensive, and noninvasive acquisition of clinically relevant data.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Medicina Veterinaria
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Rumiantes
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Ultrasonografía
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Vet Clin North Am Food Anim Pract
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA VETERINARIA
Año:
2007
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos