SAEVA Congress 2018 Proceedings | 12-15 February 2018 | ATKV Goudini Spa
Equine Multinodular Pulmonary Fibrosis
The majority of neoplastic pulmonary masses are homogeneous and hypoechoic , compared to the surrounding normal lung , but may be isoechoic , or have heterogeneous echogenicity . Neoplastic masses can usually be differentiated from parenchymal consolidation by the absence of bronchial and normal vascular structures within the masses . Cystic necrotic areas or areas of dystrophic calcification casting acoustic shadowing may be imaged within neoplastic masses .
Cranial Mediastinal Abnormalities
Pleural effusion / Cranial mediastinal abscess Pleural fluid accumulation is the most common abnormality detected ultrasonographically in the cranial mediastinum . If a large amount of fluid is present in the cranial mediastinum , the heart will be pushed caudally one or two ICS . In these horses , the cranial mediastinum is also easily imageable from the left side of the thorax using the same ICS and scan plane as would be used on the right side of the thorax . With chronic complex effusions , the fluid in the cranial mediastinum may wall off and become encapsulated as an abscess , occasionally causing signs of cranial vena caval obstruction .
Cranial mediastinal anaerobic abscess
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