Abdominal ultrasonographic findings associated with feline infectious peritonitis: A retrospective review of 16 cases

Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 152-160

  Lewis, Kristin M ^a,b   O'Brien, Robert T ^a,c  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORONAVIRUS; FELIDAE; FELINE CORONAVIRUS; FELINE INFECTIOUS PERITONITIS VIRUS;

ABDOMEN; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; ECHOGRAPHY; FELINE INFECTIOUS PERITONITIS; FEMALE; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VIROLOGY;

ABDOMEN; ANIMALS; CATS; FELINE INFECTIOUS PERITONITIS; FEMALE; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 77953447508     PISSN: 15473317     EISSN: 15473317     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5326/0460152     Document Type: Review

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