Ultrasonography is a vital diagnostic tool that can be applied in numerous functions in a veterinary practice. In conjunction with relevant clinical information—patient history and physical examination findings, for example—it can act as an important aid in the veterinarian’s decision-making process. Many vets in equine practice rely upon ultrasonography as a mainstay of equine diagnostic imaging on a wide range of structures and body systems. Ultrasonography is a useful procedure that is non-invasive and acts in complement to radiography to successfully diagnose the animal’s condition. This book’s aim is to encourage the clinician to rely further on the use of ultrasonography in their practice.

The second edition of Atlas of Equine Ultrasonography provides an updated and expanded revision of the first atlas of ultrasonography in the horse. The first edition of this important resource was the first pictorially-based book to cover ultrasonography in the horse, and remains the only book currently available on the subject. The current version offers 450 additional images with greater clarity and precision in the images throughout and demonstrates how to obtain images in each body region while offering clinical ultrasonograms that show pathology.

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Atlas of Equine Ultrasonography is an invaluable reference to any veterinarian evaluating ultrasonograms in equine patients. As a result, this book will be of particular interest to equine specialists, veterinary radiologists, equine practitioners, and veterinary students.

About the Editors x

List of Contributors xi

About the Companion Website xiii

Introduction 1
Kimberly Palgrave and Jessica Kidd

1 Ultrasonography of the Foot and Pastern 25
Ann Carstens and Roger K.W. Smith

2 Ultrasonography of the Fetlock 49
Eddy R.J. Cauvin and Roger K.W. Smith

3 Ultrasonography of the Metacarpus and Metatarsus 85
Roger K.W. Smith and Eddy R.J. Cauvin

4 Ultrasonography of the Carpus 128
Ann Carstens and Sheelagh Higgerty

5 Ultrasonography of the Elbow and Shoulder 148
Barbara Riccio

6 Ultrasonography of the Hock 173
Katherine S. Garrett

7 Ultrasonography of the Stifle 189
Eddy R.J. Cauvin

8 Ultrasonography of the Pelvis 229
Marcus Head

9 Ultrasonography of the Back and Neck 243
Marcus Head

10 Ultrasonography of the Head 255
Debra Archer

11 Ultrasonography of the Internal Reproductive Tract 271
Malgorzata A. Pozor

12 Ultrasonography of the Penis 300
Malgorzata A. Pozor

13 Ultrasonography of the Testes 310
Charles Love

14 Use of Ultrasonography in the Evaluation of the Non-Pregnant Mare 323
Walter Zent

15 Use of Ultrasonography for Evaluation of Mare Reproductive Abnormalities 331
Ryan A. Ferris and Kristina G. Lu

16 Transrectal Ultrasonography of Early Equine Gestation – the First 60 Days 347
Chelsie A. Burden

17 Use of Early Gestation Ultrasonography in Twin Management 363
Richard Holder

18 Use of Ultrasonography in Equine Fetal Sex Determination between 55 and 200 days of Gestation 370
Richard Holder

19 Use of Ultrasonography in Fetal Development and Monitoring 383
Stefania Bucca

20 Thoracic Ultrasonography, Non Cardiac 409
Peter R. Morresey

21 Ultrasonography of the Heart 421
Katharyn J. Mitchell and Colin C. Schwarzwald

22 Ultrasonography of the Liver, Spleen, Kidneys, Bladder, and Peritoneal Cavity 446
Nathan Slovis

23 Ultrasonography of the Gastrointestinal Tract 465
Rana Bozorgmanesh

24 Equine Ocular Ultrasonography 481
Rodolfo Gialletti

25 Ultrasonography of the Soft Structures of the Neck 510
Massimo Magri

26 Ultrasonography of Vascular Structures 540
Rana Bozorgmanesh

27 Umbilical Remnant Preparation and Scanning Technique 547
Massimo Magri

28 Post Foaling Complications 558
Peter R. Morresey

29 Neonatology 573
J. Barry David

Index 580

Jessica A. Kidd, BA, DVM, CertES(Orth), Dipl. ECVS, MRCVS, is an RCVS and European Recognized specialist in Equine Surgery based in Oxfordshire, UK.

 

Kristina G. Lu, VMP, Dipl. ACT, is a specialist in equine reproduction at Hagyard Equine Medical Insitute, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.

 

Michele L. Frazer, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM ACVECC, is a specialist in equine internal medicine and emergency and critical care medicine at Hagyard Equine Medical Institute, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.