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Diagnostic Imaging of Liver Cirrhosis in a Shih-Tzu Dog  

Choi, Ho-Jung (College of Veterinary Medicine.Research Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University)
Lee, Ki-Ja (Department of Clinical Veterinary Science, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine)
Chang, Jin-Hwa (College of Veterinary Medicine.Research Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University)
An, Ji-Young (College of Veterinary Medicine.Research Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University)
O, I-Se (College of Veterinary Medicine.Research Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University)
Ahn, Se-Joon (College of Veterinary Medicine.Research Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University)
Jeong, Seong-Mok (College of Veterinary Medicine.Research Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University)
Park, Seong-Jun (College of Veterinary Medicine.Research Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University)
Cho, Sung-Whan (College of Veterinary Medicine.Research Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University)
Lee, Young-Won (College of Veterinary Medicine.Research Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University)
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Journal of Veterinary Clinics / v.26, no.4, 2009 , pp. 367-370 More about this Journal
Abstract
A 5-year-old, intact female Shih-Tzu dog was presented with 1 year history of icterus, ascites and anorexia. The serum biochemistry revealed elevated liver enzyme levels. Microhepatica and decreased serosal detail were detected in abdominal radiography. Abdominal ultrasonographic findings included irregular liver margins, multifocal hypoechoic nodules in the liver parenchyma, and ascites. Computed tomography (CT) showed multifocal hypodense nodules with ring-like contrast enhancement. Cytologic and histopathologic examination by liver core biopsy revealed fibrosis. Cirrhosis was diagnosed based on above results. This report focuses on the imaging characteristics of ultrasonography and CT for liver cirrhosis in a dog.
Keywords
cirrhosis; computed tomography; dog; ultrasonography;
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