Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 93-101, April 2008

Clinical Technique: Application of Computed Tomography for Diagnosis of Dental Disease in the Rabbit, Guinea Pig, and Chinchilla⁎

  • Vittorio Capello, DVM

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Vittorio Capello, DVM, Clinica Veterinaria S. Siro, via Lampugnano 99, 20151 Milan, Italy.
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  • Alberto Cauduro, DVM

Clinica Veterinaria S. Siro, Milan, Italy.

Abstract

Computed tomography (CT) is a well-recognized diagnostic tool in human and traditional companion animal medicine, and is beginning to find application in exotic companion mammals as well. In particular, CT is useful for evaluation of patients with dental disease, and aids diagnosis, determination of a more accurate prognosis, and planning of treatment. Although axial slices provide the most useful information, new reconstruction software allows images to be converted to virtual 3-dimensional forms, providing yet another imaging tool for the practitioner.

Key words: computed tomography, dentistry, rabbit, guinea pig, chinchilla

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⁎ Reprinted in part (with permission) from Capello V, Cauduro A, Widmer WR: Introduction to Computed Tomography in Exotic Companion Mammals, Blackwell Publishing, 2008, and Widmer WR: Basic operation of a CT scanner, in V Capello, M Lennox. Clinical Radiology of Exotic Companion Mammals, Blackwell Publishing, 2008.

PII: S1557-5063(08)00021-9

doi:10.1053/j.jepm.2008.03.006

Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 93-101, April 2008

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