ArticleJournal of feline medicine and surgery2019
Feline abdominal ultrasonography: What's normal? What's abnormal? The normal gastrointestinal tract.
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- Imaging Characteristics of Pylorogastric, Duodenogastric, and True-Gastrogastric Intussusception in 25 Dogs and One Cat.Veterinary radiology & ultrasound : the official journal of the American College of Veterinary Radiology and the International Veterinary Radiology Association · 2026Article
- Ultrasonographic findings of feline large intestinal adenocarcinoma and high-grade lymphoma.Journal of feline medicine and surgery · 2026Article
- Correlation between ultrasonographic measurements of the ileum and serum cobalamin concentrations in healthy cats and cats with chronic gastrointestinal signs: A pilot study.Brazilian journal of veterinary medicine · 2026Article
- Gallbladder sludge in cats: associations with bile culture, liver enzymes and cholangiohepatitis in 166 cases.Journal of feline medicine and surgery · 2025Article
- Ultrasonographic appearance of the ileocecocolic junction in cats with salmonellosis.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Article
- B-mode and Doppler ultrasound in the gastrointestinal evaluation of cats.Open veterinary journal · 2025Review
- Characteristics of the Digestive Tract of Dogs and Cats.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2024Article
- Ultrasonographic features of gastrointestinal ulcerations in cats.The Veterinary recordArticle
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Abstract
practical relevanceAbdominal ultrasound plays a vital role in the diagnostic work-up of many cats presenting to general and specialist practitioners. B-mode ultrasonography is likely the most widely used modality for imaging the gastrointestinal (GI) tract in cats, providing information on intestinal wall thickness and the presence or absence of intestinal dilation and peristalsis, among other factors. CLINICAL CHALLENGES: Despite ultrasonography being a commonly used modality, many practitioners are not comfortable performing an ultrasound examination or interpreting the resulting images. Even differentiating between normal variations and pathological changes can be challenging for all but the most experienced.
aimThis review, part of an occasional series on feline abdominal ultrasonography, discusses the ultrasonographic examination and appearance of the normal GI tract; the diseased GI tract is addressed in an accompanying article in this issue of EQUIPMENT: Ultrasound facilities are readily available to most practitioners, although use of ultrasonography as a diagnostic tool is highly dependent on operator experience. EVIDENCE BASE: Information provided in this article is drawn from the published literature and the author's own clinical experience.
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