a traumatic coxofemoral luxation was diagnosed in a 15-month-old european neutered male cat, and on the basis of the radiographic evaluation a closed reduction was performed. consequently, the cat was presented at the university of bologna because of the failure of the treatment. a supplementary radiographic exam revealed the concomitant avulsion of the greater trochanter, consequently surgical...

This case report describes endodontic therapy on a mandibular first molar with unusual root morphology. In the initial treatment the working length had been determined with only an apex locator; no periapical radiographs had been obtained because the patient was pregnant. The root canal into an additional distolingual root had not been found and was therefore left untreated, which led to treatm...

BACKGROUND Before performing spine non-fusion surgery that retains the facet joints, choosing an accurate radiographic method to evaluate the degree of facet joint degeneration is extremely important. Therefore, the objective of this study was to determine the accuracy and reliability of different radiographic classifications by analyzing the correlation between radiographic and pathologic grad...

Two-hundred fifteen cats with clinical signs consistent with feline heartworm disease (FHD) were entered into this clinical case study. In addition to physical examination, CBC, and heartworm antibody (Ab) and antigen (Ag) tests, thoracic radiographs were taken of 212 cats at initial examination. For cats that had a positive Ab or Ag test, or radiographic changes that could be associated with F...

Introduction The most frequent radiographic examination for children is a dental radiographic examination. During the years from 1961 to 1970, there was a 34% increase in the number of dental radiographic visits for children (Table 1). During this same interval, there has been decline in the average number of films exposed per visit. The trend, therefore, is for increasing numbers of children t...