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USES OF ULTRASOUND

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ABDOMEN
• Liver: Ultrasound can help in the diagnosis of Hepatitis, Hepatic neoplasms, Gall Bladder stones, hepatic congestion, portosystemic shunts.

• Kidneys: Hydronephrosis, Neoplasia, Calculi, Ectopic ureters, Pyelonephritis, Chronic Renal Failure, Toxicitys. All of these conditions can be imaged with ultrasound.

• Spleen: Ultrasound can help diagnose Haemangiosarcoma, Haemangioma, Haematoma

• Bladder: Ultrasound can detect Calculi, Cystitis, Neoplasia (Transitional Cell Carcinoma), Ectopic Ureters

• Prostate: Ultrasound is the only imaging modality that can differentiate between Prostatic cysts, Prostatic Abscesses, Prostatic Neoplasia, Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

• Uterus: Pregnancies can be detected as early as 21 days with ultrasound which is very sensitive at detecting early pyometras and early pregnancies (from Day 21 on). Foetal viability can also be monitored in later pregnancy through the use of colour flow Doppler.

• Adrenals: Ultrasound can help in the diagnosis of Hyperadrenocorticism (Cushings Disease) and is useful in ruling out adrenal neoplasia.

• Pancreas: Ultrasound allows visualisation of the pancreas for Pancreatitis, Pancreatic neoplasia and Insulinomas.

• GIT: The Gastrointestinal tract can be imaged in detail with ultrasound, this allows for the detection of foreign bodies, neoplasms and wall thickening.

• Ultrasound can also help to confirm the presence of free abdominal fluid, check for peritonitis and the mesenteric and iliac lymph nodes can be assessed for tumour spread.

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HEART
• Chamber enlargement (Dilated and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and congenital abnormalities)
• Contractility (DCM)
• Valvular insufficiency (endocardiosis and congenital abnormalities)
• Pericardial effusion
• Response to therapy

EYES
• Ultrasound is very useful in imaging retrobulbar masses and assessing intraocular masses, retinal detachment and congenital eye abnormalities.

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Ocular tumour in the anterior chamber of the eye

TENDONS
• Ultrasound is useful in shoulder lameness, in the diagnosis of biceps and supraspinatous tendon abnormalities and in the assessment of osteochondrosis.

JOINTS
• Ultrasound has been proven to be useful in assessing stifle and shoulder joints.

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Emma Tobin - Uses of Ultrasound

Thickened and irregular bladder wall due to a transitional cell carcinoma