Publications by authors named "Amy B Todd-Donato"
Objective: To report the use of intraoperative sentinel lymph node (SLN) mapping with indocyanine green (ICG) and near-infrared (NIR) imaging in a dog with a primary pulmonary carcinoma that underwent lung lobectomy via a video-assisted thoracoscopic approach.
Study Design: Case report.
Animals: A 9-year-old female spayed Labrador retriever.
Article Synopsis
- An 8-year-old spayed female German shepherd dog showed signs of weakness in her right front leg for a week before being evaluated.
- MRI scans revealed a concerning mass in the cervical spinal cord that suggested a serious condition.
- Following a rapid decline in her health, the dog was euthanized, and necropsy confirmed the presence of hemangiosarcoma originating from a hemangioma in the spinal cord, highlighting a rare case of this cancer in a primary location.
Objective: To determine the accuracy of ultrasound for diagnosing hip luxation in dogs presenting for hind limb lameness.
Methods: 24 client-owned dogs presenting with pelvic limb lameness and concern for hip luxation were enrolled in this prospective diagnostic accuracy study from April 1, 2021, to July 1, 2022. An experienced ultrasonographer and a novice ultrasonographer, both masked to the diagnoses, performed hip ultrasonography using a point-of-care ultrasound machine.
Acute hip luxation is a common musculoskeletal injury in dogs, with radiographs being the preferred imaging modality for confirming the diagnosis. In large animal and human medicine, ultrasound is often utilized for this purpose. The objectives of this three-part study were to utilize a canine cadaver model to establish ultrasonographic features of hip luxation and evaluate the accuracy and reliability for diagnosing hip luxation with ultrasound.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Hydromyelia is a common magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) finding associated with compressive myelopathy caused by intervertebral disc extrusion (IVDE).
Objectives: To describe the MRI features of hydromyelia and explore its relationship to clinical history, neurological severity, and the duration of cord compression.
Animals: Ninety-one client-owned dogs with a focal compressive myelopathy secondary to thoracolumbar IVDE.