title: Accuracy of radiography of the reticulum for predicting surgical findings in adult dairy cattle with traumatic reticuloperitonitis: 123 cases (1981-1987).
abstract: Radiographic and surgical findings were compared in 123 cattle suspected of having traumatic reticuloperitonitis. Radiography of the reticulum proved to be a sensitive test for detection of a foreign body (FB). An abnormal FB position on a radiograph was a good predictor of FB perforation. If an FB was fully attached to a magnet, it was unlikely to be perforating the reticular wall. When abnormal reticulum size, abnormal reticulum location, and gas shadows adjacent to the reticulum were found simultaneously on a radiograph, hepatic or perireticular abscess was likely. Reticular radiography proved to be a useful diagnostic aid in cattle suspected of having traumatic reticuloperitonitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences, New York State College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca 14853.
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Fubini
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Yeager
authors.forename: H O
authors.initials: HO
authors.lastname: Mohammed
authors.forename: D F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D011859:Radiography; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012159:Reticulum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*