Orthopedic Diagnostic Imaging in Exotic Pets

Orthopedic diseases are a common problem in exotic pets. Diagnostic imaging modalities are more accessible and available in exotic animal veterinary medicine; the higher standards of care of the veterinary profession have progressed toward an increased offer of advanced imaging modalities. The liter...

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Published inThe veterinary clinics of North America. Exotic animal practice Vol. 22; no. 2; p. 149
Main Author Vilaplana Grosso, Federico
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.05.2019
Subjects
Animals
Animals, Exotic
Birds - injuries
Fractures, Bone - diagnostic imaging
Fractures, Bone - veterinary
Mammals - injuries
Orthopedics
Osteomyelitis - diagnostic imaging
Osteomyelitis - veterinary
Reptiles - injuries
Tomography, X-Ray Computed - veterinary
Veterinary Medicine
Osteomyelitis
Radiography
CT
MRI
Fracture
Trauma
Ultrasound
Metabolic bone disease
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Summary:Orthopedic diseases are a common problem in exotic pets. Diagnostic imaging modalities are more accessible and available in exotic animal veterinary medicine; the higher standards of care of the veterinary profession have progressed toward an increased offer of advanced imaging modalities. The literature on the use of diagnostic imaging modalities in orthopedic disease of exotic pets is scarce. This article discusses when to use the different diagnostic imaging techniques and reviews the imaging findings usually found in the most common orthopedic diseases in small mammal, avian, and reptile exotic pet species using different imaging modalities, especially radiography and computed tomography.
ISSN:1558-4232
DOI:10.1016/j.cvex.2019.01.003