Intra-arterial versus intra venous contrast-enhanced computed tomography of the equine head

Crijns, Casper P.; Baeumlin, Yseult; De Rycke, Lieve; Broeckx, Bart J.G.; Vlaminck, Lieven; Bergman, Erik H. J.; van Bree, Henri; Gielen, Ingrid

doi:10.1186/s12917-016-0632-9

BMC Veterinary Research

Table 1 Anamnesis of the horses included in the study, contrast administration protocol used and final (CT) diagnosis

From: Intra-arterial versus intra venous contrast-enhanced computed tomography of the equine head

Case	Breed	Age	Sex	Reason to perform the scan	IV/IA	Diagnosis	Enhancement
1	WB	17	G	Intermittent unilateral epistaxis	IA 2 mL/s	No significant abnormalities	x
2	WB	8	M	Headshaking	IA 2 mL/s	Widened infraorbital canal, remaining tooth fragments	x
3	WB	4	G	Unilateral nasal discharge	IA 2 mL/s	Ectopic tooth, apical infection	x
4	WB	1	M	Facial swelling, difficulty breathing	IA 2 mL/s	Sinus cyst	Mild enhancement of the capsule
5	WB	4	G	Facial swelling, unilateral nasal discharge	IA 2 mL/s	Inflammatory/infectious disease with intra-cranial extension	Irregular enhancement of the trigeminal nerve and soft tissue enhancements surrounding the osteolysis
6	Arabian	11	S	Soft tissue mass soft palate	IA 2 mL/s	Squamous cell carcinoma	Heterogeneous enhancement of the mass
7	WB	14	G	Swelling behind left mandible	IA 2 mL/s	Soft tissue mineralisation’s, bilateral TMJ disease,	x
8	WB	18	S	Bilateral sinusitis	IA 2 mL/s	Progressive ethmoidal hematoma	Very mild enhancement
9	WB	8	M	Infectious process	IA 2 mL/s	Fractured right external acoustic meatus	x
10	WB	9	G	Opacity in the frontal sinus	IA 2 mL/s	Sinus cyst	x
11	WB	6	G	Unilateral nasal discharge	IA 2 mL/s	Apical infection, tooth fracture and secondary sinusitis	x
12	WB	1	G	Facial swelling, unilateral nasal discharge	IA 2 mL/s	ameloblastoma	x
13	WB	10	M	Epistaxis after surgery	IV 241 mgI/kg	Subcutaneous emphysema	x
14	WB	19	M	Study	IV 305 mgI/kg	No significant abnormalities	x
15	Trotter	22	G	Unilateral nasal discharge with decreased air passage	IV 281 mgI/kg	Progressive ethmoidal hematoma with secondary sinusitis	Adjacent mucosal enhancement
16	WB	8	M	Unilateral nasal discharge	IV 216 mgI/kg	Apical infection with abscess	Mild enhancement of the capsule
17	WB	16	M	Intermitted unilateral epistaxis	IV 311 mgI/kg	Progressive ethmoidal hematoma	Very mild enhancement
18	WB	9	G	Difficulty breathing	IV 252 mgI/kg	Sinus cyst	Mild enhancement of the capsule
19	Pony	4	S	Facial swelling	IV 373 mgI/kg	Alveolitis	x
20	WB	25	G	Intermitted unilateral epistaxis	IV 201 mgI/kg	Progressive ethmoidal hematoma	Rim enhancement
21	WB	10	M	Unilateral nasal discharge	IV 219 mgI/kg	Alveolitis with secondary sinusitis	x
22	WB	16	M	Epilepsy	IV 257 mgI/kg	No significant abnormalities	x
23	WB	9	M	Epilepsy	IV 260 mgI/kg	No significant abnormalities	x
24	WB	22	G	Maxillary swelling	IV 279 mgI/kg	Inflammation of the right masseter musc. With abcess	Mild homogeneous enhancement of the musc and rim enhancement surrounding an abcess

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