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COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC FINDINGS IN 35 DOGS WITH NASAL ASPERGILLOSIS
Author(s) -
Saunders Jimmy H.,
Zonderland JeanLuc,
Clercx Cécils,
Gielen Ingrid,
Snaps Frédéric R.,
Sullivan Martin,
Vanbree Henri,
Dondelinger Robert F.
Publication year - 2002
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.1740-8261.2002.tb00434.x
Subject(s) - medicine , nasal cavity , computed tomographic , frontal sinus , aspergillosis , turbinates , soft tissue , sinus (botany) , maxillary sinus , anatomy , nose , computed tomography , pathology , radiology , botany , biology , genus , immunology
The purpose of this study was to describe the computed tomographic (CT) features of nasal aspergillosis in dogs. Initial (n = 35) and follow‐up (n = 12) CT images were available from 35 dogs. The most commonly encountered CT findings were (1) moderate to severe cavitary destruction of the turbinates with presence of a variable amount of abnormal soft tissue in the nasal passages, (2) non‐specific thickening of the mucosa adjacent to the inner surface of bones of the frontal sinus, maxillary recess and nasal cavity and, (3) thickened reactive bone. The findings were consistent with a disease initially affecting one nasal cavity then progressing into the ipsilateral frontal sinus, the contralateral nasal cavity and the contralateral frontal sinus. Two dogs with associated nasal foreign body had a more localized invasion of the nasal cavity. Attenuation values and contrast enhancement were not specific. With follow‐up examinations, a reduction in the amount of abnormal soft tissue was observed in all dogs except one, but this reduction could not be quantified.