Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging - E-Book: Birds, Exotic Pets, and Wildlife

by Charles S. Farrow DVM

Overview

With a focus on birds, reptiles, and mammals, Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging: Avian and Exotic Pets discusses veterinary diagnostic imaging and new technologies for multiple modalities to help you accurately diagnose and pinpoint common injuries and disease. Divided into three sections — Birds, Mammals, and Reptiles — each section includes valuable information on positioning for specific structures, imaging findings, and more for each species with a wealth of photographs to provide real-life examples.

• Atlas-sized radiographs allow you to easily visualize the injury or indication of disease.
• Comparison radiographs display a normal image with an abnormal image to highlight differences and help you identify abnormalities in practice.
• “Telescopic” images provide close-up views of larger radiographs to help you identify salient points visible in the radiograph.
• Content tailored to each species highlights the common injuries and diseases for each avian and exotic species.
• Discussions of multiple modalities including ultrasound, MRI, and CT provide all the information you need for diagnostic imaging in one resource.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780323065573
Publisher:	Elsevier Health Sciences
Publication date:	05/28/2008
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	448
File size:	62 MB
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Table of Contents

Section I: Birds

1. Avian Radiography and Radiographic Diagnosis

2. Wild Birds

3. Cage Birds

4. The Wing: Particulars of Flight

5. The Wing: Normal Gross Anatomy

6. The Wing: Radiography and Normal Radiographic Anatomy

7. The Wing: Normal Computed Tomographic Anatomy

8. The Wing: An Overview of Wing Injuries

9. The Wing: Fracture Types and Tendencies

10. The Wing: Fracture Healing and Non-Healing

11. The Wing: Soft Tissue Injuries

12. The Wing: Dislocation, Fracture-Dislocation, Traumatic Amputation and Avulsion

13. The Wing: Gunshots

14. The Wing: Infections

15. The Wing: Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis

16. Spine, Pelvis and Hips

17. The Leg

18. The Head

19. The Throat and Neck

20. The Torso

Section II: The Mammals

21. Guinea Pigs

22. Hamsters

23. Rats

24. Chinchillas, Dagus and Gophers

25. Hedgehogs

26. Rabbits

27. Ferrets

28. Skunks, Squirrels, Raccoons and Armadillos

29. Monkeys and Other Non-Human Primates

30. Acreage Pets: Alpacas, Llamas, Miniature Horses, Miniature Goats and Pot-Bellied Pigs

31. Performance and Demonstration Pets: Bear and Bison

Section III: The Reptiles

32. Snakes

33. Lizards

34. Turtles

35. Caiman

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Jodi S Matheson, BS. DVM, DACVR(University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine)
Description: This brief overview of the basics of diagnostic imaging of nontraditional species covers a wide variety of species and topics.
Purpose: The purpose is to provide a coherent, integrated, and practical clinical reference of diagnostic imaging examples of commonly seen injuries and diseases that can afflict birds and exotics. This is a worthy objective, but due to the lack of references for further in-depth understanding, the book comes across as more of an anecdotal reference than a true scientific reference. However, with its numerous examples of common abnormalities, it can be a valuable adjunct reference in a clinical setting.
Audience: The intended audience is large and diverse, ranging from general practitioners to physical anthropologists. Veterinarians with a strong interest in exotics would be slightly disappointed in the anecdotal nature of this book.
Features: The book covers the avian species quite well, devoting a section to each body division. The inclusion of basic information about normal physiology and common injuries is helpful. The last third of the book is devoted to mammals and reptiles, and contains multiple reproduced radiographic images and information. Reproduction of radiographic images is difficult and most of the images are adequate, but in a book whose purpose is to convey diagnosis through imaging, some of the images are unacceptable, either due to poor initial image or poor reproduction.
Assessment: This book certainly fills some of the void in diagnostic imaging, providing a one-stop-shop for information on nontraditional species. Unfortunately, it takes a more anecdotal than scientific approach. The author provides a vast amount of information in this book, but leaves it open to interpretation due to lack of solid references.