PRACTICAL SMALL ANIMALS ULTRASONOGRAPHY. ABDOMEN. 2ND EDITION. (VIDEOS INCLUDED)

1. Machine set-up
Before using the machine
Machine buttons and knobs
A few quick notes
Technique
2. Holding the transducer and transducer movements
Holding the transducer
Transducer movements
Exercises
3. Liver and gallbladder
Scanning technique
Normal appearance
Variations from normal
Portosystemic Shunts
4. Spleen
Scanning technique
Normal appearance
Variations from normal
5. Gastrointestinal tract
Scanning technique
Normal appearance
Variations from normal
6. Pancreas
Scanning technique
Normal appearance
Variations from normal
7. Kidneys and ureters
Scanning technique
Normal appearance
Variations from normal
8. Adrenal glands
Scanning technique
Normal appearance
Variations from normal
9. Urinary bladder and urethra
Scanning technique
Normal appearance
Variations from normal
Table of contents
10. Peritoneal cavity, lymph nodes and major abdominal vessels
Scanning technique
Normal appearance
Variations from normal
11. Prostate gland and testes
Scanning technique
Normal appearance
Variations from normal
12. Ovaries, uterus and mammary glands
Scanning technique
Normal appearance
Variations from normal
Pregnancy
Mammary glands
13. Overview of abdominal ultrasonography
Preparation of the examination
Recommended procedure for abdominal ultrasound examination
Video 1. Liver and gallbladder technique
Video 2. Evaluation for portosystemic shunt
Video 3. Stomach technique
Video 4. Spleen technique
Video 5. Left limb of the pancreas technique
Video 6. Left kidney technique
Video 7. Left adrenal technique
Video 8. Medial iliac lymph node technique
Video 9. Urinary bladder technique
Video 10. Prostate technique
Video 11. Uterus technique
Video 12. Intestines technique
Video 13. Right kidney technique (small dog)
Video 14. Right adrenal technique (small dog)
Video 15. Right pancreas technique (small dog)
Video 16. Right kidney technique (large dog)
Video 17. Right adrenal technique (large dog)
Video 18. Right pancreas technique (large dog)
Video 19. Body of the pancreas technique
14. Recommended further reading

Practical small animal ultrasonography. Abdomen aims at being a quick visual guide to abdominal ultrasound in dogs and cats. The different chapters have been grouped according to the anatomical area being examined. Each chapter contains the technique and normal appearance, examples of variations from normal, and technique exercises where applicable. Quite a few images per chapter and videos with scanning techniques enrich this practical work. 2nd edition includes up-to-date content, a new section on portosystemic shunts and new video.

Author
Panagiotis (Pete) Mantis is Head of Diagnostic Imaging at Dick White Referrals, one of the biggest referral hospitals in the United Kingdom. He is a European Specialist in Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging, an RCVS Recognised Specialist in Diagnostic Imaging, a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a Fellow of the Royal College of Veteriary Surgeons. Dr Mantis is a regular author, speaker and tutor on the subjects of small animal radiology, ultrasonography, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging.

Pete Mantis graduated from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, in 1994. Between 1995 and 1998 he completed a small animal diagnostic imaging residency at the Royal Veterinary College in London. After completing his residency, Dr Mantis worked in first opinion practices and referral hospitals in London providing an emergency and diagnostic imaging consultancy service.

In 1999, and for a year, he was part time radiologist at the Department of Clinical Radiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Swedish Agricultural University in Uppsala. In 2000, he joined the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences at the Royal Veterinary College where he became Senior Lecturer in Radiology and remained. He joined Dick White Referrals in 2017, where he is the Head of Diagnostic Imaging.

His research covers all areas of imaging including radiography, ultrasonography, MRI and CT. Publications include retrospective and prospective studies. Dr Mantis is currently involved in a research project looking at ultrasonography of the canine and feline skin.