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Ultrasonography in Veterinary Medicine
Ultrasonography is a diagnostic imaging method using high-frequency sound waves to create real-time images of internal structures. Adapted from human medical ultrasound beginning in the 1960s-1970s, veterinary ultrasonography is now essential for soft tissue imaging, particularly for abdominal, cardiac, and thoracic assessment. Modern portable ultrasound units enable point-of-care evaluation, and Doppler techniques allow assessment of blood flow and cardiac function.
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- Mattoon, J. S., Selberg, R. B. (2015). Ultrasound Physics and Instrumentation. In D. E. Thrall (Ed.), Textbook of Veterinary Diagnostic Radiology (7th ed., pp. 120-160). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier. link ↗
- Lisciandro, G. R., Lagutchik, M. S., Mann, K. A., et al. (2016). Accuracy of Point-of-Care Lung Ultrasonography for Diagnosis of Pneumothorax in Dogs and Cats. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 248(4), 399-404. DOI: 10.2460/javma.248.4.399 ↗
- Kealy, J. K., McAllister, H., Graham, J. P. (2011). Diagnostic Radiology and Ultrasonography of the Dog and Cat (5th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Saunders. link ↗