Radiology of small animal abdomen

Question 1

liver on x ray lateral

Answer 1

Question 2

liver on x ray vd

Answer 2

Question 3

spleen on lateral

Answer 3

head of spleen always right behind fundus of stomach (gastrosplenic lig)
tail of spleen has a variable location

Question 4

spleen on vd

Answer 4

head of spleen always right behind fundus of stomach (gastrosplenic lig)
tail of spleen has a variable location

Question 5

urinary tract vd

Answer 5

left kidney much easier to see
R kidney may contact liver making to harder to see
ureters too small to see without contrast

Question 6

urinary tract lateral

Answer 6

ureters too small to see without contrast
L kidney is more caudal

Question 7

urethra

Answer 7

from bladder through the pelvis
intrapelvic urethra is hard to see in, colon sits over it in vd
will see stones, not urethra itself
use contrast media to see

Question 8

stomach vd/dv

Answer 8

gas rises in the stomach depending on position
vd- gas goes ventral- into body/antrum
dv- gas goes dorsal- into fundus

Question 9

stomach left vs right lateral

Answer 9

fluid and gas moves based on side they are laying on
antrum= right side
fundus= left side

Question 10

small intestine

Answer 10

Question 11

duodenum

Answer 11

Question 12

cat segmental contractions

Answer 12

“string of pearls”

Question 13

colon

Answer 13

easiest to start at pelvic inlet where It is fixed
can be variable and hard to trace
can be followed easier with fecal material

Question 14

cecum

Answer 14