The vertebral heart size is a method used to measure the cardiac dimension in order to identify the remodeling of the chambres in heart disease. This study aims to determinate the vertebral heart size values at right lateral and ventrodorsal radiographs views relating to canines weight and body...

Background: Deformities of the anterior thoracic wall are called pectus: pectus excavatum and pectus carinatum. Pectus excavatum is characterised by dorsal deviation of the caudal region of the sternum while pectus carinatum consists of protrusion of the sternum and/or adjacent cartilage. Both...

BACKGROUND: Analog radiography has been replaced with digital radiography for canine diagnostic imaging in many veterinary clinics. There is no data comparing these modalities in a veterinary clinical setting to detect bronchial pattern signs in dogs. OBJECTIVES: In this study, computerized digital ...

Diagnostic imaging techniques, especially radiography and ultrasonography, have been applied as routine diagnostic tools in clinical practice of both human and veterinary medicine. Soft embalmed cadavers by Thiel's method is a new method for preserving dead bodies that has been increasingly used in ...

In this case report, we describe a canine patient with chylothorax that presented with an unusual clinical presentation: subcutaneous swelling due to chylous fluid leakage through the thoracic inlet. Case: A 4-year-old spayed female canine, Giant Schnauzer, presented to the Ontario Veterinary...

Background: Comparison of clinical findings, chest radiographs (CXR), lung ultrasound (LUS) findings, and C-reactive protein (CRP) concentrations at admission and serial follow-up in dogs with aspiration pneumonia (AP) is lacking. Hypothesis: Lung ultrasound lesions in dogs with AP are similar to...

Background: Tracheal narrowing due to congenital tracheal hypoplasia, acquired tracheal stenosis and tracheal collapse can lead to life-threatening respiratory distress. Tracheal hypoplasia has been identified in brachycephalic dog breeds, predominantly English Bulldogs, by measuring the tracheal...

Vertebral left atrial size can be used as a radiographic tool to evaluate left atrial size in dogs. Vertebral left atrial size has been studied in dogs; however few studies have been conducted on breed-specific differences in healthy dogs. To study the median vertebral left atrial size differences...

The present study was designed to draw the reference values of radiographic measurement of thoracic cavity in apparently healthy German shepherd dogs. The dogs were divided into two groups based on age; Group 1 (n=15 dogs with age £ 6 months), Group 2 (n=15, dogs with age > 6 months). Radiographic...

This case report describes a rare form of malignant bone tumor in an 8-year-old Labrador retriever. This dog initially presented for evaluation of a right distal humeral mass. Radiographs of the right elbow and thorax were performed, revealing a smooth mineralized mass adjacent to the lateral...