TITLE:
Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasonographic Detection and Dual-Phase Computed Tomographic Angiography in a 5-Year-Old Boxer with Pancreatic Insulinoma—Case Report
AUTHORS:
Vilma Reunanen, Merja Laitinen
KEYWORDS:
Pancreas, Insulinoma, Dog, Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound, Contrast-Enhanced Computed Tomography
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Veterinary Medicine,
Vol.5 No.7,
July
24,
2015
ABSTRACT: This case report describes the findings in a canine histopathologically confirmed pancreatic insulinoma using contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) and dual-phase computed tomographic angiography (CTA). The insulinoma was better demarcated in CEUS and CTA compared with conventional B-mode ultrasound. On the other hand, only one of two nodules visible in CTA was detected in CEUS. In this case, the insulinoma had an atypical non-contrast-enhancing appearance in both CEUS and CTA. Lack of enhancement in CEUS and CTA has previously been reported in human and canine studies, but this was the first report using both CEUS and CTA for detecting canine insulinoma.