Below are some indications for CT scanning. If you have any questions about whether CT imaging is the best imaging option, you should consult your Veterinarian/ Radiologist.
Skull
 Nasal cavity and para-nasal sinuses. To assess nasal discharge, stage patients with suspected or confirmed nasal neoplasia, polypoid disease, etc.
 To evaluate chronic ear infections and/or suspected mass lesions involving the external ear canals as well as evaluating the tympanic bullae for infection or neoplasia. Clinical signs of head tilt, vertigo or vestibular disease.
 Orbital lesions: retro bulbar masses, abscesses or lesions of the zygomatic arch.
Suspected brain tumors or lesions involving the calvarium.
Joints
Evaluate elbow arthrosis, elbow dysplasia (fragmented coronoids), elbow joint congruity, fractures not evident on plain radiographs etc.
Erosive or proliferative lesions of the joints; assess for intra articular or peri articular lesions
Bone
 Evaluate areas of suspicion for bone lesions / neoplasia
Spine
Adjunctive study in animals with spinal cord lesions combined with myelography
To assess lytic or proliferative lesions of the spine
 Staging cats in fibrosarcoma to determine whether spinal or other osseous involvement exists
Chest
To evaluate mediastinal and heart base masses.
To assess pulmonary nodules (metastatic evaluation) as well as to assess for potential of metastasis of pulmonary mass to the hilar nodes.
 To evaluate chest wall for rib lesions (severity and extent).
More sensitive than radiographs for lung masses/chest metastases.
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