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Pancreas of the week: no.1
To continue the problematic subject of ‘can an ultrasonographic diagnosis of pancreatitis can be made with any confidence?’, I thought I might post some images of specific cases without history and invite comments. Maybe you’d like to score this on a scale 1 to 5 where 1 = no evidence pancreatitis and 5 = definite … Continue reading
Thoughts on canine pancreatic ultrasound and changes associated with pancreatic pathology
Ah pancreases, pancreases, pancreases…..I don’t think anyone finds it easy to get good views of all parts of the canine pancreas in all individuals. Deep-chested dogs, dogs with painful abdomens, gas in the duodenum and/or caecum are all confounding factors. I find that using a high frequency linear probe is enormously helpful: the interpretation depend … Continue reading
