A chylothorax is an uncommon condition in dogs and cats and often considered to be a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge for the veterinarian. It has several potential underlying causes. An idiopathic chylothorax frequently has no identifiable predisposing cause. Diagnostics include an ultrasound...

Objectives: Hyperthyroidism frequently affects middle-to-older-aged cats that can present with cardiorespiratory signs. The effects of hyperthyroidism on cardiac size and function have been previously documented. Anecdotally, pulmonary hyperinflation identified on thoracic radiographs may also be...

Objectives: The aim of the study was to provide a detailed anatomical study of the feline bronchial and vascular structures by using CT angiography (CTA). Methods: Adult cats with no respiratory clinical signs were enrolled in a CTA protocol to provide an anatomical study of the thorax. The...

Lung lobe torsion is rare in cats. The aim of this multi-institution retrospective study was to describe clinical and diagnostic findings, treatments and outcomes of lung lobe torsion (LLT) in 10 cats. Dyspnoea and tachypnoea were the most common clinical signs. Pleural effusion was present in nine ...

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 ...

Background: It is difficult to examine mild to moderate feline intra-thoracic lymphadenopathy via and thoracic radiography. Despite previous information from computed tomographic (CT) images of intra-thoracic lymph nodes, some factors from animals and CT setting were less elucidated. Therefore,...

This book contains 32 illustrated chapters on the anatomical and pathological conditions of the nervous system, thorax, abdomen and musculoskeletal system of cats and the use of radiography, ultrasonography, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging to diagnose the medical conditions...

Objectives: Thoracic CT is commonly performed in cats and has been shown to be more sensitive than radiography for the detection of lymphadenopathy. However, no studies to date have reported the normal CT appearance of feline intrathoracic lymph nodes. The aim of this study was to describe the...

The study aimed to determine the reference values related to vertebral heart size (VHS) and cardiothoracic ratio (CTR), which are effective in the evaluation of the thorax diseases and especially cardiomegaly of the brachycephalic cats using the morphometric data of thorax and heart obtained from...

A 3-year-old male neutered cat weighing 4.6 kg, positive for Feline leukaemia virus (FeLV) and with a history of dyspnoea and hyporexia, was referred to a private veterinary clinic in the city of Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do ulS, Brazil [date not given]. The only alteration found at the clinical...