Splenic torsion
In case you’ve never seen a splenic torsion, this is what they look like. This one was interesting in that it was a partial torsion. The head of the spleen was completely dead and avascular and the tail still had relatively normal flow and the middle had very weak flow with thrombi in the splenic…
Intraluminal mass in a cat or polyp?
History: 13YR MN DSH, Chronic intermittent vomiting ~ 1 year duration. Mild weight loss. In my experience, it’s pretty rare to see an intraluminal mass in a cat’s jejunum. What do you think this might be? Neoplasia or more likely polyp secondary to chronic inflammation? Have you seen a lesion like this in a cat…
Is anyone using therapeutic laser for abdominal findings on US?
I have decided to purchase a Cutting Edge MLS therapeutic laser and hope to implement it in my mobile ultrasound practice as an adjunct interventional treatment for certain conditions we see often. It is known to work well for cystitis. Research is underway to use it to treat pancreatitis…awaiting final publication before considering this. What…
Fine-needle biopsy needles
I get asked often about what needles I use for fine-needle biopsies. I order about 10 cases at a time of these and that lasts about 6 months. I have underlined the ones I use from the list of possible ones that Air-Tite sells. The phone number for the company is at the bottom of…
Sparkling artifact with color in the bladder with stones in a dog…interesting case
This is a post related to a question by Tom Sherrill about bladder sparkling artifact created by color doppler and mineral in the bladder (http://sonopath.com/forum/sparkling-bladder).
Differentials for gallbladder wall thickening/edema?
Do you have a set of differentials for GB wall edema? I see this mostly in very acutely sick dogs. This image came from a dog that seems to have had an anaphylactic reaction and was shocky and the incident had only happened within the last hour. This patient also had mild anechoic ascites and…