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Cardiology
PDA
Pulmonic stenosis
Aortic stenosis
Mitral insufficiency
DCM
Heartworm Disease
Pleural Effusion
Primary Lung Tumors
Pulmonary Nodules
Megaesophagus
Indications
Coughing
Dyspnea
Cardiovascular disease
Thoracic trauma
Assessment of primary or secondary
neoplasia
Regurgitation of food
Other abnormalities detected on PE
Technical Factors
Potential for movement
Low mAs
INSPIRATION
Collimation/centering
Chamber Location
Pulmonary Vasculature
Cranial pulmonary vessels
Lateral view
Artery = dorsal, vein = ventral
Diameter of vessels at the 4th ICS should
not exceed the diameter of the proximal
portion of the 3rd rib
Pulmonary Vasculature
Air Bronchogram
The ABCs
A
Atelectasis
General anx
Recumbent animals
Dependent lung lobes
affected
Aspiration pneumonia
Cranial,cranioventral
lung lobes affected
Megaesophagus
Post anesthesia
B
Bronchopneumonia
Cranioventral,
ventral
Bacterial pneumonia
Cranioventral,
ventral
C
Contusion
History of trauma
Rib fractures
Distribution varies
D
Dirofilariasis
Most common cause
of thromboembolic
disease
Increased lung
opacity
Mixed interstitial
alveolar
Caudodorsal
distribution
E
Edema
CARDIOGENIC
Left heart failure
Perihilar, symmetrical
NON-CARDIOGENIC
Electrocution
Salt water drowning
Seizures
caudodorsal
Cardiogenic Edema
F
Foreign Body
Located in bronchus
Affected area
depends on affected
bronchus
G
Granulomatous
Fungal
Eosinophilic
Variable distribution
H
Hemorrhage
Distribution variable
depending on the
cause
Trauma
Rib fractures
Coagulopathy
Patchy, generalized
Bronchial RR Tracks
Bronchial
Donuts
Feline Asthma
Feline Asthma
Cardiology
Congenital
Acquired
Small breeds
Large breeds
Younger
Older
PDA
PDA
Pulmonic Stenosis
PS
Aortic Stenosis
Narrowing of the subvalvular region of
the left ventricle
Aortic arch enlarged
Left ventricle enlarged
Vessels normal
GSD, Newfoundland, Boxer, golden
retriever, rott
AS
Mitral Insufficiency
Primary degeneration of the mitral valve
leaflets
Regurg through the valve left atrial
enlargement
Pulmonary veins enlarged
Pulmonary edema due to left heart
failure
Mitral Insufficiency
Compression at Carina
Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Cardiac chamber enlargement +
systolic ventricular dysfunction ~
impaired cardiac contractility
Generalized cardiomegaly
Vessels may be enlarged
Pleural effusion due to right heart failure
Dobe, Great Dane, Newfoundland, Irish
Wolfhound
DCM
DCM
Pericardial Effusion
Heartworm Disease
Dilated, tortuous
pulmonary arteries
Right sided heart
enlargement
Reverse D shape
DV radiograph to
see caudal vessels
Pleural Effusion
Fluid in the pleural space
Exudate, transudate or modified
transudate
Appearance is sam regardless of the type
Usually bilateral
Fissure lines, retraction of lungs,
silhouetting of heart and diaphragm
Pulmonary Nodules
Megaesophagus
Congenital
Acquired
Segmental
Generalized
Radiographic signs
Aspiration pneumonia
Generalized Megaesophagus
Segmental ME - Surveys
Segmental ME - Contrast