Table of Contents

Contributors ix

Acknowledgments x

Preface xi

About the Companion Website xii

Section I Introduction and Physics

1 The Science, Art, and Philosophy of Radiographic Interpretation 3
Matthew D. Winter

2 Physics of Diagnostic Imaging 10
Elizabeth Huyhn, Elodie E. Huguet, and Clifford R. Berry

3 Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging 16
Elodie E. Huguet, Elizabeth Huyhn, and Clifford R. Berry

4 Ultrasonography 27
Elizabeth Huyhn, Elodie E. Huguet, and Clifford R. Berry

5 Nuclear Scintigraphy 36
Elizabeth Huyhn, Elodie E. Huguet, and Clifford R. Berry

Section II Musculoskeletal

6 Anatomy, Variants, and Interpretation Paradigm 43
Nathan C. Nelson

7 Developmental Orthopedic Disease 79
Elizabeth Huynh

8 Imaging of Joint and Tendon Diseases 104
Nathan C. Nelson

9 Fractures and Fracture Healing 131
Nathan C. Nelson

10 Aggressive Bone Disease 149
Erin Porter and Nathan C. Nelson

11 Imaging of the Head 166
Nathan C. Nelson

12 Imaging of the Spine 213
Nathan C. Nelson

Section III Thorax

13 Anatomy, Variants, and Interpretation Paradigm 255
Clifford R. Berry and Elizabeth Huyhn

14 Extrathoracic Structures 307
Clifford R. Berry and Federico R. Vilaplana Grosso

15 Pleural Space 329
Clifford R. Berry and Elodie E. Huguet

16 Pulmonary Parenchyma 346
Clifford R. Berry and Elodie E. Huguet

17 Mediastinum 392
Silke Hecht

18 Cardiovascular System 444
Elodie E. Huguet, Sandra Tou, and Clifford R. Berry

19 Feline Thorax 497
Martha M. Larson and Clifford R. Berry

Section IV Abdomen

20 Anatomy, Variants, and Interpretation Paradigm 545
Elodie E. Huguet, Clifford R. Berry, and Robson Giglio

21 Extraabdominal Structures and the Abdominal Body Wall 598
Matthew D. Winter

22 The Peritoneal and Retroperitoneal Space 605
Matthew D. Winter

23 Hepatobiliary Imaging 616
Matthew D. Winter

24 Spleen 634
Cintia R. Oliveira

25 Gastrointestinal Tract 667
Seamus Hoey

26 Pancreas 687
Cintia R. Oliveira and Nathan C. Nelson

27 Urogenital Tract 720
Elizabeth Huynh

28 Adrenal Glands and Lymph Nodes 758
Elizabeth Huynh

Appendix I Musculoskeletal Review Paradigm 790

Appendix II Thoracic Radiology Checklist 791

Appendix III Abdominal Radiology Checklist 795

Index 798

About the Author

The Editors

Clifford R. Berry, DVM, DACVR (DI), is a Courtesy Professor of Diagnostic Imaging at the College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida in Gainesville, FL, USA and Clinical Assistant Professor of Diagnostic Imaging at the College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University in Raleigh, NC, USA.

Nathan C. Nelson, DVM, MS, DACVR (DI and EDI), is a Professor of Diagnostic Imaging at the College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University in Raleigh, NC, USA.

Matthew D. Winter, DVM, DACVR (DI), is an Associate Professor of Diagnostic Imaging at the College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida in Gainesville, FL, USA and Medical Director of Telehealth Services, Vet-CT, in Orlando, Florida, USA.