@article{freire_robertson_bondell_brown_hash_pease_lascelles_2011, title={RADIOGRAPHIC EVALUATION OF FELINE APPENDICULAR DEGENERATIVE JOINT DISEASE VS. MACROSCOPIC APPEARANCE OF ARTICULAR CARTILAGE}, volume={52}, ISSN={["1058-8183"]}, url={https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1740-8261.2011.01803.x}, DOI={10.1111/j.1740-8261.2011.01803.x}, abstractNote={Degenerative joint disease (DJD) is common in domesticated cats. Our purpose was to describe how radiographic findings thought to indicate feline DJD relate to macroscopic cartilage degeneration in appendicular joints. Thirty adult cats euthanized for reasons unrelated to this study were evaluated. Orthogonal digital radiographs of the elbow, tarsus, stifle, and coxofemoral joints were evaluated for the presence of DJD. The same joints were dissected for visual inspection of changes indicative of DJD and macroscopic cartilage damage was graded using a Total Cartilage Damage Score. When considering all joints, there was statistically significant fair correlation between cartilage damage and the presence of osteophytes and joint‐associated mineralizations, and the subjective radiographic DJD score. Most correlations were statistically significant when looking at the different joints individually, but only the correlation between the presence of osteophytes and the subjective radiographic DJD score with the presence of cartilage damage in the elbow and coxofemoral joints had a value above 0.4 (moderate correlation). The joints most likely to have cartilage damage without radiographic evidence of DJD are the stifle (71% of radiographically normal joints) followed by the coxofemoral joint (57%), elbow (57%), and tarsal joint (46%). Our data support radiographic findings not relating well to cartilage degeneration, and that other modalities should be evaluated to aid in making a diagnosis of feline DJD.}, number={3}, journal={VETERINARY RADIOLOGY & ULTRASOUND}, author={Freire, Mila and Robertson, Ian and Bondell, Howard D. and Brown, James and Hash, Jon and Pease, Anthony P. and Lascelles, B. Duncan X.}, year={2011}, pages={239–247} } @article{redding_pease_2010, title={Imaging of the shoulder}, volume={22}, ISSN={["0957-7734"]}, DOI={10.1111/j.2042-3292.2010.00055.x}, abstractNote={SummaryDiagnosis of lameness associated with the shoulder region requires a careful clinical examination, the use of specifically placed intra‐articular analgesia and a combination of some common imaging techniques to accurately define the source of pain. Most equine practices performing lameness examinations in the horse have the radiographic and ultrasonographic equipment necessary to accurately image the shoulder. This article presents a description of the unique anatomy of the shoulder and the specific application of radiographic and ultrasonographic techniques to provide a complete set of diagnostic images of the shoulder region. A brief discussion of nuclear scintigraphy of this region is also included.}, number={4}, journal={EQUINE VETERINARY EDUCATION}, author={Redding, W. R. and Pease, A. P.}, year={2010}, month={Apr}, pages={199–209} } @article{lee_pease_berry_2010, title={The effects of iohexol administration on technetium thyroid scintigraphy in normal cats}, volume={51}, number={2}, journal={Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound}, author={Lee, W. R. and Pease, A. P. and Berry, C. R.}, year={2010}, pages={182–185} } @article{sheats_cook_jones_blikslager_pease_2009, title={Use of ultrasound to evaluate outcome following colic surgery for equine large colon volvulus}, volume={42}, ISSN={0425-1644 2042-3306}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.2746/042516409X456040}, DOI={10.2746/042516409X456040}, abstractNote={SummaryReasons for performing study:The post operative response of the large colon wall after a surgically corrected large colon volvulus (LCV) has not been investigated.Objectives:To use transabdominal ultrasound to monitor the post operative change in large colon wall thickness following surgical correction of LCV.Hypothesis:A prolonged period to colon wall involution is correlated with an increased rate of post operative morbidity and mortality.Methods:A prospective clinical study including horses that presented to the North Carolina State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital for colic between September 2006 and March, 2008, had surgically diagnosed and corrected LCV (at least 360°) without resection and recovered from anaesthesia. Ultrasound of the ventral large colon was performed at the time of anaesthetic recovery and every 6–8 h until the colon wall returned to normal thickness (≤5 mm). Outcome was evaluated using a one‐way ANOVA to compare average time to colon wall involution between: 1) survivors and nonsurvivors; and 2) horses that developed multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) during the post operative period and those that recovered without evidence of MODS.Results:Sixteen horses that recovered without evidence of MODS had a significantly shorter period to colon wall involution (≤5 mm) compared to those diagnosed with MODS (mean ± s.e. 19.6 h ± 2.5 and 39.7 h ± 6.7 respectively, P = 0.006). There was no significant difference in mean period to colon wall involution between survivors and nonsurvivors (26.2 ± 4.9 and 33.2 ± 7.8 h, respectively).Conclusions:A shorter time to colon wall involution was associated with decreased post operative morbidity in horses presented for surgical correction of large colon volvulus without resection.Potential relevance:Ultrasonographic monitoring of colon wall involution after surgical correction of LCV may aid in identifying those cases at risk of MODS. Further investigation of colon wall involution time using a larger number of horses is warranted.}, number={1}, journal={Equine Veterinary Journal}, publisher={Wiley}, author={Sheats, M. K. and Cook, V. L. and Jones, S. L. and Blikslager, A. T. and Pease, A. P.}, year={2009}, month={Dec}, pages={47–52} }