Radiographic Interpretation for the Small Animal Clinician

Jerry M. Owens, DVM, Diplomate, ACVR, Bay Area Veterinary Specialists, San Leandro, California, Veterinary Radiology Services and Veterinary Telerad, San Rafael, California. Darryl N. Biery, DVM, Diplomate, ACVR, Professor of Radiology, Department of Clinical Studies, University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The scope of diagnostic imaging in small animal medicine; basic radiologic physical principles; special studies - contrast procedures; the extremities and pelvis; the joints; the skull; the spine; the chest; the heart; the abdomen - general - peritoneal cavity, hernias, liver, spleen, pancreas, abdominal masses, diaphragm; the abdomen - alimentary tract, pharynx, oesophagus, stomach, small bowel, large bowel; the genitourinary system - kidney and ureters, bladder, uretha and prostate, uterus and ovary, cervix and vagina; ultrasound - general principles, echocardiology, abdominal ultrasound, other applications (CNS, soft tissues), suppliers, available equipment; computed tomography and MRI in veterinary medicine - principles, applications, availability; nuclear medicine in veterinary medicine - principles, applications, availability.