Handbook of Small Animal Radiological Differential Diagnosis

This book is the veterinary equivalent of the popular medical book Aids to Radiological Differential Diagnosis by Chapman and Nakielny, and will prove invaluable to all users of small animal diagnostic imaging, from radiologists through general practitioners to veterinary students. It is intended as an aide memoire of differential diagnoses and much other useful information in small animal radiology and ultrasound, in order to assist the radiologist to compile as complete a list of differential diagnoses as possible. Some details of radiographic technique (including contrast studies) are included and guidance on ultrasonographic technique and a description of the normal ultrasonographic appearance of organs is given. A large number of clear, schematic line drawings of many of the conditions are included, to complement the text.

The book is divided into 12 chapters each representing different body systems, and for various radiographic and ultrasonographic abnormalities possible diagnoses are listed in approximate order of likelihood, including those due to normal anatomical variation and technical or iatrogenic causes. Conditions which principally or exclusively occur in cats are indicated, although many of the other diseases listed may occur in cats as well as in dogs. Infectious and parasitic diseases which are not ubiquitous but which are confined to certain parts of the world are indicated as such, and a comprehensive table in the Appendix lists their geographic distribution. The Appendix also includes useful at-a-glance summaries of Radiographic Faults and Ultrasound Terminology and Artefacts. Lists of references for further reading appear at the end of each chapter and these will prove helpful to the reader seeking further information about a particular condition.

Portable format suitable for everyday use in the clinic.

Comprehensive: one-stop shop for veterinarians needing info on radiological differential diagnoses

Aide-memoir for busy clinicians/practitioners.

Detailed index and extensive cross-referencing to make the book quick and easy to use.

Includes an appendix listing causes of radiographic faults and their remedies, ultrasound terminology and artefacts, geographic distributions - all invaluable for the busy clinician.

Chapters contain selected further reading references divided by specific headings - ideal for quick reference.

Ruth Dennis, MA, VctMB, DVR, DipECVDI, MRCVS, Centre for Small Animal Studies, The Animal Health Trust, Newmarket, Suffolk, UK; Robert M. Kirberger, BVSc, MMedVet(Rad), DipECVDI, Professor and Head of Diagnostic Imaging, Onderstepoort Veterinary Academic Hospital, Universaity of Pretoria, Pretoria, Republic of South Africa; Professor Robert H. Wrigley, Department of Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and Frances Barr, MA, VetMB, PhD, DVR, DipECVDI, MRCVS, School of Veterinary Science, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK