Contributors ixAcknowledgments xPreface xiAbout the Companion Website xiiSection I Introduction and Physics1 The Science, Art, and Philosophy of Radiographic Interpretation 3Matthew D. Winter2 Physics of Diagnostic Imaging 10Elizabeth Huyhn, Elodie E. Huguet, and Clifford R. Berry3 Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging 16Elodie E. Huguet, Elizabeth Huyhn, and Clifford R. Berry4 Ultrasonography 27Elizabeth Huyhn, Elodie E. Huguet, and Clifford R. Berry5 Nuclear Scintigraphy 36Elizabeth Huyhn, Elodie E. Huguet, and Clifford R. BerrySection II Musculoskeletal6 Anatomy, Variants, and Interpretation Paradigm 43Nathan C. Nelson7 Developmental Orthopedic Disease 79Elizabeth Huynh8 Imaging of Joint and Tendon Diseases 104Nathan C. Nelson9 Fractures and Fracture Healing 131Nathan C. Nelson10 Aggressive Bone Disease 149Erin Porter and Nathan C. Nelson11 Imaging of the Head 166Nathan C. Nelson12 Imaging of the Spine 213Nathan C. NelsonSection III Thorax13 Anatomy, Variants, and Interpretation Paradigm 255Clifford R. Berry and Elizabeth Huyhn14 Extrathoracic Structures 307Clifford R. Berry and Federico R. Vilaplana Grosso15 Pleural Space 329Clifford R. Berry and Elodie E. Huguet16 Pulmonary Parenchyma 346Clifford R. Berry and Elodie E. Huguet17 Mediastinum 392Silke Hecht18 Cardiovascular System 444Elodie E. Huguet, Sandra Tou, and Clifford R. Berry19 Feline Thorax 497Martha M. Larson and Clifford R. BerrySection IV Abdomen20 Anatomy, Variants, and Interpretation Paradigm 545Elodie E. Huguet, Clifford R. Berry, and Robson Giglio21 Extraabdominal Structures and the Abdominal Body Wall 598Matthew D. Winter22 The Peritoneal and Retroperitoneal Space 605Matthew D. Winter23 Hepatobiliary Imaging 616Matthew D. Winter24 Spleen 634Cintia R. Oliveira25 Gastrointestinal Tract 667Seamus Hoey26 Pancreas 687Cintia R. Oliveira and Nathan C. Nelson27 Urogenital Tract 720Elizabeth Huynh28 Adrenal Glands and Lymph Nodes 758Elizabeth HuynhAppendix I Musculoskeletal Review Paradigm 790Appendix II Thoracic Radiology Checklist 791Appendix III Abdominal Radiology Checklist 795Index 798
The EditorsClifford R. Berry, DVM, DACVR (DI), is a Courtesy Professor of Diagnostic Imaging at the College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida in Gainesville, FL, USA and Clinical Assistant Professor of Diagnostic Imaging at the College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University in Raleigh, NC, USA.Nathan C. Nelson, DVM, MS, DACVR (DI and EDI), is a Professor of Diagnostic Imaging at the College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University in Raleigh, NC, USA.Matthew D. Winter, DVM, DACVR (DI), is an Associate Professor of Diagnostic Imaging at the College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida in Gainesville, FL, USA and Medical Director of Telehealth Services, Vet-CT, in Orlando, Florida, USA.