Abdomen
Kidneys, bladder, liver, spleen and gut on ultrasound. Start from the normal, then each problem beside it.
Normal
UltrasoundCat · AbdomenNormal kidneyNormal
UltrasoundDog · AbdomenNormal urinary bladderNormal
UltrasoundDog · AbdomenNormal liverNormal
UltrasoundDog · AbdomenNormal gallbladderNormal
UltrasoundDog · AbdomenNormal spleenNormal
UltrasoundDog · AbdomenNormal stomach wallNormal
UltrasoundCat · AbdomenNormal jejunumNormal
UltrasoundDog · AbdomenNormal left adrenalNormal
Problems
Adrenal massAn enlarged, abnormal adrenal gland, such as an adenoma, a carcinoma or a phaeochromocytoma.Ultrasound
Bladder massA mass growing from the bladder wall.Ultrasound
CystitisInflammation of the bladder wall: a thick, irregular wall and debris in the urine.Ultrasound
Diffusely bright liverThe whole liver brighter than normal, as in fatty infiltration (lipidosis) or a steroid hepatopathy.Ultrasound
Free abdominal fluidFluid in the peritoneal cavity, outlining the organs.Ultrasound
Gallbladder mucoceleThick, immobile mucus filling the gallbladder, which can rupture.Ultrasound
Gastric lymphomaLymphoma of the stomach wall, thickening it and erasing its layers.Ultrasound
HydronephrosisThe renal pelvis distended with urine because its outflow is blocked further down.Ultrasound
Intestinal obstructionA blockage of the intestine, with dilated, fluid-filled loops before it.Ultrasound
IntussusceptionOne segment of bowel telescoped into the next.Ultrasound
Polycystic kidney diseaseInherited cysts throughout both kidneys, most common in Persian and related cats.Ultrasound
Splenic haemangiosarcomaA malignant tumour of the blood vessels, a common cause of a bleeding splenic mass in older dogs.Ultrasound
Splenic haematomaA benign pocket of blood in the spleen that can look like a tumour on ultrasound.Ultrasound
Ureteral stoneA stone lodged in the ureter, often with the ureter and kidney dilated above it.Ultrasound