Imaging techniques in veterinary medicine . Part II: Computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, nuclear medicine

Adelaide Greco; Leonardo Meomartino; Giacomo Gnudi; Arturo Brunetti; Mauro Di Giancamillo

doi:10.1016/j.ejro.2022.100467

Imaging techniques in veterinary medicine . Part II: Computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, nuclear medicine

Eur J Radiol Open. 2022 Dec 13:10:100467. doi: 10.1016/j.ejro.2022.100467. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Adelaide Greco¹, Leonardo Meomartino¹, Giacomo Gnudi², Arturo Brunetti³, Mauro Di Giancamillo⁴

Affiliations

¹ Centro Interdipartimentale di Radiologia Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II", Via F. Delpino, 1, 80137 Napoli, Italy.
² Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche Veterinarie, Università di Parma, Via del Taglio, 10, 43126 Parma, Italy.
³ Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche Avanzate, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II", Via Pansini, 5, 80131 Napoli, Italy.
⁴ Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Festa del Perdono, 7, 20122 Milano, Italy.

Abstract

Radiography and ultrasonography are the most used techniques in veterinary clinical practice, due to organizational, managerial and, mostly, economic reasons. However, in the last decades, Computed tomography (CT), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and, to a lesser extent, Nuclear Medicine (MN) are increasingly used. As we said in the previous article, all the Diagnostic Imaging techniques are actually "indispensable" in Veterinary Medicine, where many patients do not show any symptoms.This second part describes Computed Tomography (CT), Magnetic Resonance (MRI) and Nuclear Medicine techniques in Veterinary Medicine are described.

Keywords: CT; Exotic pets; Horses; MRI; Nuclear Medicine; Small animals; Veterinary radiology; Wild animals.

Publication types

Review