Scintigraphic evaluation of tissue viability after gunshot injury in a dog.
Triple-phase bone scintigraphy was used to evaluate tissue viability in the forelimb of a dog after gunshot injury. This technique was reliable, noninvasive, and easily performed. It was used to complement radiography by providing functional, rather than structural, assessment of tissues on the basis of regional vascular patterns. In this dog, vascular impairment caused by trauma appeared as photopenic or "cold" spots during immediate (vascular), soft tissue and bone phases of the scintigraphic study. On the basis of gross morphologic and scintigraphic findings, forelimb amputation was performed.
Harari
J
J
Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman 99164-6610.
Roberts
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G
DeHaan
C
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D000671:Amputation, Surgical / Q000662:veterinary; D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs / Q000293:injuries*; D005552:Forelimb / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008663:Metacarpus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D014022:Tissue Survival; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000662:veterinary*