Arthrography with Non-ionic Contrast Substances (Optiray 300) in Dogs

Abstract

Arthrography is an investigation method of the joint space, which is more frequently used in the canine species, which allows routine observations of it and also the diagnosis of pathology localized in the joint head or the synovial membrane. It can be practiced on the dog in joints that have or have not an articular capsule, more frequent in the shoulder (scapula-humerus) and stifle (femur-tibia-patella), and rarely in the elbow (humerus-radius-ulna) or hip joint (coxal-femur), with the purpose of diagnosing the integrity of the articular capsule, of the elements of the articular space and the cul de sac of the synovial membrane [1, 2, 6, 7, 8]. In the professional literature, numerous clinical and radiographic studies have been reported, which demonstrated that arthrography is a highly valuable method in the diagnosis of osteochondritis dissecans of the shoulder joint [3, 4, 5].