Four technologies are currently used — X-rays, ultrasound, MRI and CT scans.

By Tom Ewing

During your cat’s lifetime, any of a host of deeply seated physical ailments might threaten her life. Many of these disorders might be immediately recognizable to your veterinarian during the course of a routine, superficial examination. Others would be apt to remain a mystery, with diagnosis achievable only by means of an imaging technology that provides the practitioner with a detailed view of the animal’s bones, muscles and organs. Four such imaging modalities are now used in veterinary medicine — X-rays, ultrasound, computed tomography (CT) scanning and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Which among them will be most suitable for your cat, says Peter Scrivani, DVM, an assistant professor of veterinary…

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