Division of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Kashmir, Shuhama, Srinagar-190 006, Jammu & Kashmir, (India)
The present study was undertaken to evaluate the radiographic quality in dogs using diatrizoate as ionic contrast material. Ten apparently healthy mongrel dogs of either sex, 6 months to 1 year age, were subjected to intravenous pyelography using ionic contrast agent @ 800 mg iodine/kg body weight, intravenously. The urograms were evaluated on the basis of nephrographic, pyelographic and cystographic phases. The radiographs were classified as excellent, good, fair, poor or absent depending upon the absence or presence and the level of opacity of different organs. Good subject preparation and ventromedial positioning was found mandatory for obtaining quality urograms. Excellent nephrograms and pyelograms were observed at 10 and 15 minute post-injection, respectively, whereas excellent cystograms were obtained from 30 to 60 minute post-injection. The present study established the time frame for radiography using ionic contrast material for diagnosis of upper urinary tract and urinary bladder abnormalities.
Diatrizoate, Dogs, Intravenous pyelography, Ionic contrast material
