Survey of the use of radiography vs. ultrasonography in the investigation of gastrointestinal foreign bodies in small animals

Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 404-408

  Tyrrell, Dayle ^a   Beck, Cathy ^a  

^a 250 Princes Hwy   (Australia)

Author keywords

Foreign body; Gastrointestinal; Radiography; Small animal; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; DOG; DOG DISEASE; ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; MALE; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RADIOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODIES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RADIOGRAPHY, ABDOMINAL; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 33745265679     PISSN: 10588183     EISSN: 17408261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2006.00160.x     Document Type: Article

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