Description.
An abdominal ultrasound can evaluate and visualize organs and tissues like the liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, stomach and intestinal tract, gall bladder and urinary gladder, reproductive organs (ovaries, uterus, prostate, testicles), adrenal glands, lymph nodes and vessels (aorta, vena cava, portal vein, etc)
The echocardiogram evaluates the heart’s chambers size and wall thickness, valve function, heart strength and contractibility, and surrounding structures, such as the pericardial sac. It is considered the most accurate test for diagnosing heart disease in dogs and cats.
The neck and small glands ultrasound evaluates the small parts of the neck including the thyroid and parathyroid glands, lymph nodes, and vessels in the area including the carotid artery and jugular vein. Can be used to evaluate masses in the neck area and evaluate causes for hypercalcemia and elevated serum PTH.
Ultrasound of the noncardiac thorax is an important supplemental imaging modality in the diagnosis of pulmonary, mediastinal, pleural, and chest wall disease.
Pregnancy ultrasound is possible as early as day 20-22 after breeding and it is a great diagnostic tool to confirm pregnancy. Pregnancy Ultrasound can determine the viabilities of the fetuses, heartbeats in the fetus, estimated time of parturition, etc. Can give us an idea and an estimate of the number of fetuses.
Ultrasound guided fine needed aspirate or fine needle biopsy of organs, masses, or nodules are used to acquire samples of thoracic or abdominal lesions for cytopathology evaluation.
The Removal of free fluid from the peritoneum, thorax, pericardium, urinary or gall bladder for cytological or therapeutic purposes.
Ultrasound guided Tru-cut tissue core biopsies are use to obtain tissue architecture of organs for histopathology evaluation. CBC with platelets count and clotting profile are required prior to performing this procedure. Heavy sedation or anesthesia is needed to perform this procedure.
