Veterinary Image-Guided Interventions

Chick Weisse · Allyson Berent

Feb 2015 · Sold by John Wiley & Sons

About this ebook

Veterinary Image-Guided Interventions is the only book dedicated to interventions guided by imaging technology. Written and edited by leading experts in the field, interventional endoscopy, cardiology, oncology and radiology are covered in detail. Chapters include the history and background of the procedures, patient work-up, equipment lists, detailed procedural instructions, potential complications, patient follow-up protocols, and expected outcomes. Split into body systems, the technical aspects of each procedure are presented using highly illustrated step-by-step guides. Veterinary Image-Guided Interventions is a must-have handbook for internists, surgeons, cardiologists, radiologists, oncologists and criticalists, and for anyone interested in cutting-edge developments in veterinary medicine.

Key features include:

• A highly practical step-by-step guide to image-guided procedures
• Relevant to a wide range of veterinary specialists.
• Written and edited by respected pioneers in veterinary image-guided procedures
• A companion website offers videos of many procedures to enhance the text

About the author

Chick Weisse, VMD, DACVS completed his small animal surgical residency training at the Veterinary Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in 2002 and then pursued advanced training through a customized fellowship in Interventional Radiology at the (human) Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He held dual appointments in surgery and radiology as an Assistant Professor at both the veterinary and human hospitals respectively, before coming to the Animal Medical Center in New York City in 2009 as staff surgeon and Director of Interventional Radiology Services.

Allyson Berent, DVM, DACVIM graduated from Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2002 and was boarded in internal medicine in 2006. She served as an Adjunct Assistant Professor in Internal Medicine and Interventional Radiology/Interventional Endoscopy at the Matthew J. Ryan Veterinary Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Since 2009, she holds a staff position at the Animal Medical Center in Interventional Radiology and Endoscopy and is Director of the Interventional Endoscopy Service.