Welcome to the Learning Area. In this section we will be sharing, on a weekly basis, new and interesting cases in the various disciplines of Small Animal Diagnostic Imaging. We hope you find them interesting and engaging. You can also leave comments and enquiries if any doubts arise in relation to a specific case.
Presumptive ischemic stroke in a cat
A 10-year-old, female, domestic short hair cat was presented with incoordination. An MRI scan of the head was performed.
Sacrocaudal intervertebral disc protrusion in a cat
6 years-old, male domestic short hair. Previous history of teeth cleaning one week ago. Now he shows flaccid tail and pain in the lower back and tail area. A spinal CT scan was performed.
Mass in right tympanic bulla with nasopharyngeal, periaural soft tissues and intracranial invasion in a cat
1-year-old, male, Blue Russian cat was presented with nasal and otic discharge. The patient has non-regenerative anaemia and is positive for feline leukaemia virus (FeLV). A CT of the head was performed.
Intramedullary lesion in a dog
2-years-old, male, Pointer presented with acute and progressive paraparesis for 5 days. An MRI of the thoracolumbar spine was performed.
Aortic thromboembolism and left renal ischemia in a dog
9-years-old crossbreed dog with ambulatory paraparesis. A CT-scan of the thoracic and lumbosacral spine was performed.
Severe chronic otitis interna and media with osteomyelitis of the bulla and adjacent myositis in a dog
7-year-old female neutered French Bulldog. Left middle ear disease is suspected.
A head CT scan was performed.
Lipid pneumonia in a cat
6-years-old, male, DSH cat with chronic coughing, FIV positive. Alveolar lung pattern in ventral lung areas was seen on X-rays. A thoracic CT-scan was performed.
Otitis media and interna in a cat
7-year-old female Domestic Short-hair cat, with peripheral vestibular signs, left otitis media was suspected. An MRI of the head was performed.
Multiple cranial congenital abnormalities in a dog
5-months-old, female intact, crossbreed dog presented with cranial nerves deficits and delay in walking, consistent with cognitive alteration. A CT scan of the head was performed.
Intracranial extension of an expansile ear lesion in a cat
9-year-old, female, Maine Coon was presented with recurrence of a peripheral vestibular syndrome. A ventral osteotomy of the left tympanic bulla was previously performed. An MRI of the head was performed.
Primary bone neoplasia and associated pathological femoral fracture with lung metastasis in a dog
14-years-old female Siberian Husky. An acute fracture of the right femur was seen. A CT of the right femur and thorax was performed.
Acute non-compressive nucleus pulposus extrusion in a dog
7-years-old male crossbreed with acute non-ambulatory tetraparesis. A cervical MRI was performed