There are many indications for using CT scans for diagnostic evaluations in animals. Use this as a quick reference guide for when to call and schedule our mobile CT unit at your hospital, clinic, or zoo.
When To Call Us
A quick reference guide.
Head
- Chronic nasal discharge – polyps vs neoplasia vs fungal vs foreign body
- Chronic otitis – masses, otitis media
- Facial trauma
- Ocular disease
- Oral masses
- Dental disease
Thoracic Disease
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Thoracic disease
- Metastatic check
- Pleural effusions
- Pneumothorax – pulmonary bullae
- Mediastinal/heart base masses
- Lung lobe torsions
Masses
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Head – including the brain
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Neck and head – thyroid/sialoceles/parathyroid
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Abdominal – what/where is the mass – surgical planning – is it operable?
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Body wall – vaccine sarcomas/invasive lipomas – surgical planning
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Bone – cancer vs osteomyelitis vs cysts vs proliferative diseases
Intervertebral Disk Disease (IVDD)
- Cervical, TL, LS (cauda equina)
- Good for chondrodysplastic breeds (Dachshund); less so with French Bulldogs
- No myelogram as it’s usually not necessary
Trauma (whole body)
- Excellent for defining skull/facial, rib, and pelvic fractures which can be extremely difficult to define on radiographs
- Source of hemoabdomen – liver/spleen
Abdominal Disease
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Pancreatitis/adrenal disease/hepatobiliary disease – mucoceles, biliary obstructions
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Metastasis that can be missed on ultrasound due to body conformation or gas
PSS and Other Vascular Anomalies
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Gold standard (vs ultrasound/nuclear scintigraphy)
Abdominal Foreign Body
Elbow Dysplasia
- UAC/incongruity/fragmented (medial) coronoid process
- (FCP)/radioulnar incongruity/osteochondrosis
Ectopic Ureters
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We deliver diagnostic services so that veterinarians can make a better diagnosis and provide better care.