computed tomographic anatomy of the abdominal region of cat

the purpose of this study was to identify the anatomic structures of the abdominal region of cat throughcomputed tomography (ct) to be used by veterinary radiologists, clinicians and surgeons. the abdominalregion of four cats were scanned twice, with and without using contrast medium in a same position, usinghigh-resolution imaging protocol. slice intervals were 11 mm and were adjusted so that each vertebra wassectioned at least once. ct cuts taken with and without contrast were compared for accurate identification ofspecific anatomic structures. two animals were fixed by routine anatomical method and dissected for use asreference models. finally, important structures and landmarks were identified and labeled on the ct images.