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  • Veterinary Medicine
  • Diagnostic Imaging
  • Animal Health

Background:

  • Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) is a major economic concern in cattle feedyards.
  • Traditional diagnostic methods for respiratory diseases have limitations.
  • Thoracic ultrasonography (TUS) has advanced as a critical diagnostic tool.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the historical development, methodologies, and clinical applications of TUS in veterinary medicine.
  • To highlight TUS's role in diagnosing and prognosing respiratory diseases in cattle.
  • To emphasize the importance of operator training for TUS consistency.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing literature on TUS in veterinary medicine.
  • Analysis of TUS capabilities in detecting lung and pleural abnormalities.
  • Comparison of TUS accuracy and prognostic value against auscultation and radiography.

Main Results:

  • TUS is a non-invasive, real-time imaging modality detecting consolidations, pleural effusions, and B-lines.
  • TUS offers superior accuracy over traditional methods for detecting subclinical and advanced respiratory conditions.
  • TUS has strong prognostic value, correlating lung consolidation with relapse risk, reduced growth, and mortality.

Conclusions:

  • TUS is an effective tool for diagnosing and managing bovine respiratory diseases.
  • Early identification of respiratory abnormalities via TUS improves clinical outcomes.
  • Operator training ensures diagnostic consistency and reliability of TUS.