About the Editors xList of Contributors xiAbout the Companion Website xiiiIntroduction 1Kimberly Palgrave and Jessica KiddSection 1 Musculoskeletal 231 Ultrasonography of the Foot and Pastern 25Ann Carstens and Roger K.W. Smith2 Ultrasonography of the Fetlock 49Eddy R.J. Cauvin and Roger K.W. Smith3 Ultrasonography of the Metacarpus and Metatarsus 85Roger K.W. Smith and Eddy R.J. Cauvin4 Ultrasonography of the Carpus 128Ann Carstens and Sheelagh Higgerty5 Ultrasonography of the Elbow and Shoulder 148Barbara Riccio6 Ultrasonography of the Hock 173Katherine S. Garrett7 Ultrasonography of the Stifle 189Eddy R.J. Cauvin8 Ultrasonography of the Pelvis 229Marcus Head9 Ultrasonography of the Back and Neck 243Marcus Head10 Ultrasonography of the Head 255Debra ArcherSection 2 Reproduction 267Section 2a Ultrasonography of the Stallion Reproductive Tract 26911 Ultrasonography of the Internal Reproductive Tract 271Malgorzata A. Pozor12 Ultrasonography of the Penis 300Malgorzata A. Pozor13 Ultrasonography of the Testes 310Charles LoveSection 2b Ultrasonography of the Mare Reproductive Tract 32114 Use of Ultrasonography in the Evaluation of the Non-Pregnant Mare 323Walter Zent15 Use of Ultrasonography for Evaluation of Mare Reproductive Abnormalities 331Ryan A. Ferris and Kristina G. Lu16 Transrectal Ultrasonography of Early Equine Gestation - the First 60 Days 347Chelsie A. Burden17 Use of Early Gestation Ultrasonography in Twin Management 363Richard Holder18 Use of Ultrasonography in Equine Fetal Sex Determination between 55 and 200 days of Gestation 370Richard Holder19 Use of Ultrasonography in Fetal Development and Monitoring 383Stefania BuccaSection 3 Internal Medicine 40720 Thoracic Ultrasonography, Non Cardiac 409Peter R. Morresey21 Ultrasonography of the Heart 421Katharyn J. Mitchell and Colin C. Schwarzwald22 Ultrasonography of the Liver, Spleen, Kidneys, Bladder, and Peritoneal Cavity 446Nathan Slovis23 Ultrasonography of the Gastrointestinal Tract 465Rana Bozorgmanesh24 Equine Ocular Ultrasonography 481Rodolfo Gialletti25 Ultrasonography of the Soft Structures of the Neck 510Massimo Magri26 Ultrasonography of Vascular Structures 540Rana Bozorgmanesh27 Umbilical Remnant Preparation and Scanning Technique 547Massimo Magri28 Post Foaling Complications 558Peter R. Morresey29 Neonatology 573J. Barry DavidIndex 580
The EditorsJessica A. Kidd, BA, DVM, CertES(Orth), Dipl. ECVS, MRCVS, is an RCVS and European Recognized specialist in Equine Surgery based in Oxfordshire, UK.Kristina G. Lu, VMP, Dipl. ACT, is a specialist in equine reproduction at Hagyard Equine Medical Insitute, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.Michele L. Frazer, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM ACVECC, is a specialist in equine internal medicine and emergency and critical care medicine at Hagyard Equine Medical Institute, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.