Griffin Sally
Radiology Department, Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service, Highlands Road, Shirley, Solihull B90 4NH, UK.
J Feline Med Surg. 2020 Mar;22(3):241-259. doi: 10.1177/1098612X20903599.
Abdominal ultrasound plays a vital role in the diagnostic work-up of many cats presenting to general and specialist practitioners. Ultrasound examination of the pancreas is a vital part of the investigation into feline pancreatic disease.
Despite ultrasonography being a commonly used modality, many practitioners are not comfortable performing an ultrasound examination or interpreting the resulting images. Even for the experienced ultrasonographer, differentiating between incidental findings such as nodular hyperplasia and pathological changes such as neoplasia can be challenging.
This review, part of an occasional series on feline abdominal ultrasonography, discusses the ultrasonographic examination and appearance of the normal and diseased pancreas. Aimed at general practitioners who wish to improve their knowledge of and confidence in feline abdominal ultrasound, this review is accompanied by high-resolution images and videos available online as supplementary material.
Ultrasound facilities are readily available to most practitioners, although use of ultrasonography as a diagnostic tool is highly dependent on operator experience.
Information provided in this article is drawn from the published literature and the author's own clinical experience.
腹部超声在许多就诊于普通和专科从业者的猫的诊断检查中起着至关重要的作用。胰腺的超声检查是猫胰腺疾病调查的重要组成部分。
尽管超声检查是一种常用的检查方式，但许多从业者对进行超声检查或解读所得图像并不熟练。即使对于经验丰富的超声检查人员来说，区分诸如结节性增生等偶然发现和诸如肿瘤等病理变化也可能具有挑战性。
本综述是关于猫腹部超声的不定期系列的一部分，讨论了正常和患病胰腺的超声检查及表现。针对希望提高对猫腹部超声的认识和信心的普通从业者，本综述配有高分辨率图像和视频，可作为在线补充材料获取。
大多数从业者都可方便地使用超声设备，不过将超声检查用作诊断工具在很大程度上取决于操作者的经验。
本文提供的信息来自已发表的文献和作者自己的临床经验。
