Abdominal Radiology
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What does natural contrast in the abdomen come from?
Gas
What is another name for gas in the abdomen allowing natural contrast?
Serosal Detail
What part of the diaphragm is represented in blue?
Left Crus
What part of the diaphragm is represented in red?
right crus
What part of the diaphragm is represented in purple?
Cupula
What surface of the diaphragm is visible?
thoracic
Why is the abdominal surface of the abdomen not visible?
Border effacement by the liver
What structure is being emphasized by the box?
Falciform fat
Why is the falciform fat important?
Allows the border of the liver to be visualized
Abdominal wall
What is this wall composed of?
aponeurosis of abdominal muscles
Abdominal Wall
external structures - nipples or masses
What structure is outlined in lighter blue?
Urinary bladder
What structure is outlined in darker blue?
Prepuce
What liver lobe is visible in dogs?
left lateral lobe
what liver lobe is visible in the feline?
right lateral lobe
canine
liver - left lateral
canine
liver
feline
liver - right lateral
feline
liver
What condition is present?
Hepatomegaly
What condition is present?
Microhepatica
What is indicated within the box? (Canine)
Spleen
What is highlighted in blue? (Canine)
Spleen
Be specific, what part of the organ is seen within the box? (Canine)
tail of spleen
Be specific, what part of the organ is highlighted? (Canine)
head of spleen
What is indicated within the box? (Feline)
What is highlighted in blue? (Feline)
Which kidney is more cranial?
Right
Which kidney is more caudal?
left
Where are the kidneys located in cats?
L1-L5
Where are the kidneys located in dogs?
T13-L3
Which animal has more rounded kidneys?
Cats
Kidneys
kidneys
On VD, what should the kidneys measure in cats?
2-3x length of L2
On VD, what should the kidneys measure in dogs?
2.5-3.5x length of L2
where does the cranial pole of the right kidney reside?
Renal fossa of the caudate lobe of liver
kidneys
Kidneys
What is the blue portion? Be specific.
Apex of bladder
What is the green portion? Be specific.
body of bladder
What is the yellow portion? Be specific.
Neck of bladder
bladder
bladder
Where in the abdomen is the feline stomach commonly seen?
left cranial quadrant
Where is the pylorus of the feline stomach?
on the midline
Where is the stomach found within the canine abdomen?
left body wall to right body wall
Where is the pylorus of the canine stomach?
Right cranial quadrant
What part of the stomach contains the orange square?
Cardia
What part of the stomach contains the green square?
Fundus
What part of the stomach contains the yellow square?
Body
What part of the stomach contains the blue square?
pylorus
What part of the stomach contains the orange square?
Fundus
What part of the GI tract contains the green square?
Duodenum
What part of the stomach contains the yellow square?
Pylorus
Why does patient positioning matter for stomach evaluation?
Gas goes to the portion that is up, fluid pools in dependent portion
How do fluid and gas orient in left lateral? (stomach)
Fluid pools in fundus and body, gas moves into pylorus
How do fluids and gas orient in right lateral? (stomach)
fluid pools in pylorus, gas moves into fundus and body
Left or right lateral?
Right
Left or right lateral?
Left
Name the view and what portion of the organ is represented by the orange square:
Right lateral, fundus
Name the view and what portion of the organ is represented by the orange square:
left lateral, fundus
Name the view and what portion of the organ is represented by the green square:
right lateral, duodenum
Name the view and what portion of the organ is represented by the green square:
left lateral, duodenum
Name the view and what portion of the organ is represented by the yellow square:
right lateral, pylorus
Name the view and what portion of the organ is represented by the yellow square:
left lateral, pylorus
Can wall thickness of the intestine be evaluated without contrast?
no
How should intestines appear when healthy?
uniformly distributed
What shape is the cecum in the dog?
Corkscrew or C shaped
Is the cecum normally visible in cats?
no
Canine
Cecum
Canine
Cecum
Where does the cecum normally sit in the dog?
L2-L3
What should the diameter of the colon be, roughly?
Less than or equal to the length of L7 on lateral view
What is represented by the blue arrow? Be specific.
ascending colon
What is represented by the orange arrow? Be specific.
transverse colon
What is represented by the yellow arrow? Be specific.
descending colon
When is the gravid uterus first seen?
25-30 days
When does fetal mineralization appear in cats?
35-39 days
When does fetal mineralization appear in dogs?
43-45 days
Can a normal prostate be visualized in cats?
no
Can a normal prostate be visualized in dogs?
sometimes
How large is the normal prostate?
less than 2/3 of pelvic inlet on lateral view
What organ is indicated by orange arrows?
Bladder
What organ is indicated by blue arrows?
prostate
What condition is present here?
prostatomegaly
What is represented by the yellow stars?
Kidneys
What is represented by the red arrow?
Spleen
What is represented by the green star?
urinary bladder
What is represented by the green star? Be specific
fundus of stomach
What is represented by the blue arrow?
Spleen
What is represented by the green arrow?
Descending colon
What is represented by the red arrow? Be specific.
Small intestine, Jejunum
What is represented by the orange arrow? Be specific
Liver, Righ Medial Lobe
What is represented by the white arrow?
Spleen
What is represented by the blue arrow? Be specific.
Left kidney
What is represented by the yellow arrow?
Descending colon
What is represented by the green arrow?
Urinary bladder