Imaging Exam 4 Questions with Verified
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The bladder is ventral to the _____________ and dorsal to the
___________________ - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The bladder is ventral to the *colon* and
dorsal to the *body wall*
Why is the bladder difficult to see on a v/d projection? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Can be
hard to visualize if the bladder is small due to superimposition of the spine
What characteristic of the bladder are we primarily assessing on radiographs? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Changes in *opacity*
Increased opacity within the bladder is usually caused by ________________ -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Increased opacity within the bladder is usually caused by
*calculi*
What uroliths are radio-opaque? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔1. Calcium oxalate
2. Calcium carbonate
3. Silica
4. Struvite (small animals)
5. Cystine (variable visibility)
What uroliths are radio-lucent? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔1. Urate
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, 2. Xanthine
3. Cystine (variable visibility)
Why are small calculi difficult to see on radiograph? What can we do to help
identify small calculi? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Can be hard to visualize due to
superimposed bowel & hind limb musculature
You can compress the bladder ("compression radiographs") to help increase
visibility
What technique can be used to determine bladder size, location, & wall
thickness? How do we perform this? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔*Positive contrast
cystogram*
Iodinated contrast is injected into the bladder lumen with a catheter
What technique can be used to identify the urinary tract mucosal surface &
small intraluminal calculi? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔*Double contrast cystogram*
Injection of contrast & air -> gravity will cause the contrast to pool in the middle
Filling defects can be
1.
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Detailed Answers | Already Graded A+
The bladder is ventral to the _____________ and dorsal to the
___________________ - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The bladder is ventral to the *colon* and
dorsal to the *body wall*
Why is the bladder difficult to see on a v/d projection? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Can be
hard to visualize if the bladder is small due to superimposition of the spine
What characteristic of the bladder are we primarily assessing on radiographs? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Changes in *opacity*
Increased opacity within the bladder is usually caused by ________________ -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Increased opacity within the bladder is usually caused by
*calculi*
What uroliths are radio-opaque? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔1. Calcium oxalate
2. Calcium carbonate
3. Silica
4. Struvite (small animals)
5. Cystine (variable visibility)
What uroliths are radio-lucent? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔1. Urate
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, 2. Xanthine
3. Cystine (variable visibility)
Why are small calculi difficult to see on radiograph? What can we do to help
identify small calculi? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Can be hard to visualize due to
superimposed bowel & hind limb musculature
You can compress the bladder ("compression radiographs") to help increase
visibility
What technique can be used to determine bladder size, location, & wall
thickness? How do we perform this? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔*Positive contrast
cystogram*
Iodinated contrast is injected into the bladder lumen with a catheter
What technique can be used to identify the urinary tract mucosal surface &
small intraluminal calculi? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔*Double contrast cystogram*
Injection of contrast & air -> gravity will cause the contrast to pool in the middle
Filling defects can be
1.
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