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ULTRASOUND CORNER SONOGRAPHIC EVALUATION OF PERITONEAL EFFUSION IN SMALL ANIMALS
Author(s) -
Spaulding Kathy A.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
veterinary radiology and ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.541
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1740-8261
pISSN - 1058-8183
DOI - 10.1111/j.1740-8261.1993.tb02031.x
Subject(s) - medicine , echogenicity , effusion , ultrasound , peritoneal effusion , pathology , fibrin , radiology , surgery , immunology
Summary Abdominal effusion is a common sonographic finding. The sonographic appearance of the fluid is affected by its cellular content. Transudates and modified transudates have a low cellular content, and usually are anechoic or mildly echogenic while exudates containing a high cellular content and fibrin strands are usually echogenci. Using history, laboratory values, sonographic appearance of the effusion, an estimate of the type of effusion and probable cause can be determined.