Atlas of Small Animal Ultrasonography, 3rd Edition

Dominique Penninck (Editor), Marc-André d'Anjou (Editor) 

ISBN: 9781119863267

Wiley-Blackwell

April 2025

704 pages

Description

Comprehensive reference covering ultrasound techniques and findings in small animal practice with more than 2500 high-quality sonograms and illustrations

Atlas of Small Animal Ultrasonography, Third Edition is a comprehensive reference for ultrasound techniques and findings in small animal practice. Offering more than 2500 high-quality sonograms and illustrations of normal structures and disorders, the book takes a systems-based approach to ultrasound examinations in small animals. With complete coverage of small animal ultrasonography, this reference guide is an essential resource for veterinary sonographers of all skill levels.

In addition to updates reflecting current diagnostic imaging practice, the Third Edition adds two new chapters, on Point of Care Ultrasonography (POCUS) and on vascular diseases of the abdomen. Also, pertinent ultrasound-assisted interventional procedures were added in several chapters.

The Third Edition of Atlas of Small Animal Ultrasonography features:

• More than 2500 figures of normal and abnormal ultrasound features of the thorax, abdomen, neck, eye/orbit and musculoskeletal system

• Complementary imaging modalities when clinically pertinent to the clinical situation

• Additional surgical or histopathological specimens to best highlight the main features and complete case presentations

• Access to a companion website offering more than 150 annotated video loops of real-time ultrasound evaluations, illustrating the appearance of normal structures and common disorders

Atlas of Small Animal Ultrasonography, Third Edition remains an essential teaching and reference tool for novice and advanced veterinary sonographers alike.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors ix

Preface xi

Accompanying Videos xiii

1. Practical Physical Concepts and Artifacts 1

Marc- André d’Anjou and Dominique Penninck

2. Point of Care Ultrasound: Abdomen, Pleural Space, Lung and Cardiovascular Applications 21

Søren Boysen

3. Eye and Orbit 65

Stefano Pizzirani and Dominique Penninck

4. Neck 109

Julien Fages and Dominique Penninck

5. Thorax 139

Silke Hecht, Gabriela Seiler, and Dominique Penninck

6. Heart 173

Jonathan Lichtenberger, Shari Raheb, and Hugues Gaillot Copyrighted Material

7. Hepatobiliary System 239

Marc- André d’Anjou, Dominique Penninck, and Heather Spain

8. Spleen 287

Mathieu Harel and Wilfried Mai

9. Gastrointestinal Tract 311

Dominique Penninck, Marc- André d’Anjou, and Heather Spain

10. Pancreas 371

Dominique Penninck, Marc- André d’Anjou, and Mylène Auger

11. Urinary Tract 397

Dominique Penninck, Marc- André d’Anjou, James Sutherland- Smith, Emmanuelle Butty, and Marilyn Dunn

12. Adrenal Glands 463

Marc- André d’Anjou, Dominique Penninck, and Pascaline Pey

13. Female Reproductive Tract 481

Delphine Rault and Silke Hecht

14. Male Reproductive Tract 511

Silke Hecht and Julie De Lasalle

15. Abdominal Cavity and Lymph Nodes 547

Marc- André d’Anjou and Éric Norman Carmel

16. Abdominal Vessels 583

Marc- André d’Anjou, Swan Specchi, and Chick Weisse

17. Musculoskeletal System and Peripheral Nerves 611

Marc-André d’Anjou and Laurent Blond

Index 673

About the Author

Dominique Penninck, DVM, PhD, DACVR, DECVDI, is Professor of Diagnostic Imaging at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University in North Grafton, Massachusetts, USA.

Marc-André d’Anjou, DMV, DACVR, is Clinical Radiologist at Animages and former Professor at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Montreal in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada.