Publications by authors named "J R Mattoon"
Objective: To evaluate the radiographic thickness of the dorsal hoof wall in normal draft horse feet.
Animals: 33 adult draft horses with no history of laminitis, no clinically obvious lameness, and visibly unremarkable front feet were included.
Methods: This was a prospective, descriptive study of clinically normal draft horses' front feet.
Ultrasonography is the most commonly used diagnostic imaging tool for gallbladder disease in veterinary medicine. Primary gallbladder neoplasia is an uncommon finding with variable prognosis for which no studies have been published describing their ultrasonographic appearance and diagnosis. This retrospective, multicenter, case series study examines the ultrasonographic appearance of gallbladder neoplasia with histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnoses.
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- The study evaluated how well thoracic radiographs detect cardiac chamber enlargement in dogs, using echocardiography as the benchmark.
- It found that severe left-sided cardiomegaly can lead to misinterpretation as right-sided enlargement on radiographs.
- The results showed moderate agreement among radiologists when assessing heart size, but overall radiographic accuracy was low, especially when significant left-sided enlargement was present.