CT Cases 3
Case 1 | |
Signalment: 10 month entire female English Bull dog History: Acute onset right forelimb lameness, minimal response to conservative management Differential diagnosis: elbow dysplasia, soft tissue injury, neoplasia (less likely) Question for CT: What is the cause of forelimb lameness? Area scanned: Right and left elbow VetCT diagnosis: Right medial coronoid disease. Multiple coronoid tip fragments and diffuse sclerosis. Vet CT report - click here | ![]() |
Case 2 | |
Signalment: 9 year old neutered female English Springer Spaniel History: Thoracolumbar pain after a traumatic event. Four days later, marked bilateral hind limb paresis. Differential diagnosis: disc disease, spinal fracture or luxation Question for CT: What is the cause of thoracolumbar pain? Area scanned: T3 to sacrum with contrast VetCT diagnosis: T11-T12 subluxation with spinal cord compression Vet CT report - click here | ![]() |
Case 3 | |
Signalment: 14 year old neutered female Staffordshire Bull Terrier History: On long term mavacoxib and tramadol for chronic arthritic disease. Regenerative anaemia with a packed cell volume of 19%. Differential diagnosis: haemorrhage from organ, tumour or blood vessel. Question for CT: Is there neoplasia in particular a splenic mass present? Area scanned: Abdomen with contrast VetCT diagnosis: Focal gastric ulceration or erosion with regional gastritis or mural neoplasia. Most likely gastrointestinal bleeding due to NSAID use. Vet CT report - click here | ![]() |
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