• Improve your radiographic interpretation skills, regardless of your level of experience with Textbook of Veterinary Diagnostic Radiology, 8th Edition, your one-stop resource for understanding the principles of radiographic technique and interpretation for dogs, cats, and horses. Within this bestselling text, high-quality radiographic images accompany clear coverage of diagnostic radiology, ultrasound, MRI, and CT. User-friendly direction helps you develop essential skills in patient positioning, radiographic technique and safety measures, normal and abnormal anatomy, radiographic viewing and interpretation, and alternative imaging modalities. This edition has been thoroughly revised to include the latest advances in the field, expand the number of image examples, and include a new ebook with every new print purchase!


    Key Features

    • UPDATED! User-friendly content helps you develop essential skills in patient positioning, radiographic technique and safety measures, normal and abnormal anatomy, radiographic viewing and interpretation, and alternative imaging modalities.
    • NEW! The latest digital imaging information helps you stay up to date with the latest advances in the field.
    • NEW! An ebook version, included with every new print purchase, provides access to all the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. Also included are videos, quizzes, and additional image examples of the most common diseases.
    • UPDATED! Current coverage of the principles of radiographic technique and interpretation for the most seen species in private veterinary practices and veterinary teaching hospitals includes the cat, dog, and horse.
    • Coverage of special imaging procedures such as the esophagram, upper GI examination, excretory urography, and cystography, helps in determining when and how these procedures are performed in today’s practice.
    • Content on abdominal ultrasound imaging helps in deciding on a diagnostic plan and interpreting common ultrasound findings.
    • An atlas of normal radiographic anatomy in each section makes it easier to recognize abnormal radiographic findings.
    • High-quality radiographic images clarify key concepts and interpretation principles.
  • Section 1: Physics and Principles of Interpretation
    1. Radiation Protection and Physics of Diagnostic Radiology
    2. Digital Radiographic Imaging
    3. Physics of Ultrasound Imaging
    4. Principles of Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging
    5. Contrast Media in Diagnostic Imaging
    6. Principles of Radiographic Interpretation
    7. Errors and Pitfalls in Radiographic Interpretation
    Section 2: The Axial Skeleton: Canine, Feline, and Equine
    8. Radiographic Anatomy of the Axial Skeleton
    9. Principles of Radiographic Interpretation of the Axial Skeleton
    10. Canine and Feline Dental Disease
    11. The Skull and Nasal Cavities: Canine and Feline
    12. MRI and CT Features of Brain Disease in Small Animals
    13. The Equine Head
    14. Radiography and Myelography of the Canine and Feline Vertebrae
    15. Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Computed Tomography Features of Canine and Feline Spinal Cord Disease
    Section 3: The Appendicular Skeleton: Canine, Feline, and Equine
    16. Radiographic Anatomy of the Appendicular Skeleton
    17. Principles of Radiographic Interpretation of the Appendicular Skeleton and Radiographic Features of Bone Tumors
    18. Orthopedic Diseases of Young and Growing Dogs and Cats
    19. Fracture Healing and Complications
    20. Radiographic Signs of Joint Disease in Dogs and Cats
    21. Equine Stifle
    22. Equine Tarsus
    23. Equine Carpus
    24. Equine Metacarpus and Metatarsus
    25. Equine Fetlock Joint
    26. Equine Pastern
    27. Equine Foot
    Section 4: The Thoracic Cavity Canine, Feline and Equine
    28. Principles of Radiographic Interpretation of the Thorax
    29. Canine and Feline Larynx and Trachea
    30. Canine And Feline Pharynx, Upper Esophageal Sphincter And Esophagus
    31. Canine and Feline Thoracic Wall
    32. Canine and Feline Diaphragm
    33. Canine and Feline Mediastinum
    34. Canine and Feline Pleural Space
    35. Canine and Feline Cardiovascular System
    36. Canine and Feline Lung
    37. Equine Thorax
    Section 5: Abdominal Cavity: Canine and Feline
    38. Principles of Radiographic Interpretation of the Abdomen
    39. Peritoneal Space
    40. Liver and Spleen
    41. Kidneys and Ureters
    42. Urinary Bladder and Urethra
    43. The Prostate Gland
    44. Uterus, Ovaries, Vagina and Testes
    45. Stomach
    46. Small Bowel
    47. Large Bowel

  • Gabriela Seiler, DVM, DACVR, DECVDI, Department of Molecular Biomedical Sciences College of Veterinary Medicine North Carolina State University and

    Donald E. Thrall, DVM, PhD, DACVR, Clinical Professor Department of Molecular Biomedical Sciences College of Veterinary Medicine North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC 27695 Radiologist/Consultant VDIC – IDEXX Telemedicine Consultants IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. Clackmas, OR

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