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Small Animal Radiology and Ultrasound: A Diagnostic Atlas and Text

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372 <strong>Small</strong> <strong>Animal</strong> Radiolo g y <strong>and</strong> Ultrasono graphy<br />

Fig. 3-143 A 5-year-old neutered<br />

male Cocker Spaniel with swollen<br />

joints, cystic calculi, <strong>and</strong> enlarged<br />

lymph nodes. A, The excretory urogram<br />

revealed a suggestion of normal<br />

collecting structures but<br />

visualization was incomplete. B, An<br />

abdominal compression (belly b<strong>and</strong>)<br />

study more clearly revealed that the<br />

collecting structures were normal.<br />

Diagnosis: Normal excretory urogram.<br />

The dog had multicentric<br />

lymphoma, which did not involve<br />

the kidneys.<br />

kidney is projected at an angle such that the two sets of pelvic recesses are seen separately<br />

(Fig. 3-144). In the cat, some irregularity in nephrographic density may occur due to the<br />

cortical impressions of the subcapsular veins.<br />

Evaluation of the excretory urography is simplified if the criteria for categorizing survey<br />

images are used.<br />

Bilateral, Large, Regular<br />

Feline <strong>and</strong> Canine<br />

LYMPHOSARCOMA. The EU may reveal generalized renal enlargement with normal collecting<br />

systems <strong>and</strong> only a slight decrease in opacification. Focal radiolucent areas within<br />

A<br />

B<br />

Fig. 3-144 A 7-year-old male<br />

domestic short-haired cat with<br />

polyuria <strong>and</strong> polydipsia. The lateral<br />

view of the left kidney during the<br />

excretory urogram revealed an<br />

oblique view of the kidney such that<br />

both sets of diverticula (black<br />

arrows) were distinctly visible.<br />

Diagnosis: Normal excretory urogram.

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