PANCREATIC ULTRASONOGRAPHY IN DOGS WITH EXPERIMENTALLY INDUCED ACUTE PANCREATITIS*

Abstract

Two‐dimensional ultrasonography was evaluated as an imaging modality in experimentally induced, acute pancreatitis in six dogs. Ultrasonic scans were performed once daily for one week following the induction of pancreatitis. Pancreatitis. Pancreatic inflammation, characterized by the development of nonhomogeneous masses and loss of echodensity in the pancreatic region, was consitently observed in all dogs. The results suggest that pancreatic ultrasonography may be a valuable technique for evaluating dogs with spontaneously occurring, acute pancreatitis.