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VitalRads Veterinary Imaging Specialists

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VitalRads Veterinary Imaging Specialists

Veterinary Telemedicine Services. VitalRads Veterinary Teleradiology Consultants provides useful, accurate, and extremely timely radiology reports.

It is owned and operated by Dr. Brian A. Poteet, MS, DVM, DACVR, DABSNM who brings with him over 16 years of experience. Check out our website, www.vitalrads.com, or give us a call, 713-817-8435, to learn how you can benefit from a small, private company offering exceptional reports, fast turn-around, and direct access to your specialist.

12/09/2025

Safeguard your critical patient data with VitalPACS! 💾 Our secure, cloud-based PACS solution is guided by state retention laws for guaranteed compliance and safety, while ensuring veterinarians always retain image ownership. Plus, you can securely and easily provide copies of patient images to your clients anytime.

Protect your practice and your patients with VitalPACS. Learn more at www.vitalPACS.com

11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving from your friends at VitalRADS!🦃 Wishing you and your loved ones a day filled with warmth, good company, and delicious treats. We're incredibly thankful for our dedicated veterinary partners and the opportunity to support your vital work. May your day be as wholesome and comforting as a slice of apple pie! 🥧

11/26/2025

🦴 Are you ready for the answer to last week’s Radiology Reveal? 🦴Here are the findings and diagnosis for the 8-year-old Manx cat.

A challenging case to crack! 🔍 Radiographs revealed a soft tissue mass-effect near the main airway junction (perihilar area), causing the windpipe (trachea) to elevate and sharply bend. These findings, including an increased distance between the trachea and major blood vessels, is indicative of tracheal bronchial lymphadenopathy. If you can remember from the recent cases in Radiology Reveal, the two main possibilities for this are fungal disease or lymphoma. Unfortunately, confirmed by additional testing, was lymphoma, a type of cancer stemming from the enlarged lymph nodes in the chest. Early diagnostic imaging is key! 🔑

11/19/2025

🦴Welcome back for another round of Radiology Reveal! 🦴

Our patient is a 8-year old, spayed, female Manx cat that has been suffering from coughing and labored breathing for the last 6 months. She has only been able to eat soft food as dry food causes vomiting. Her thoracic films were normal 6 weeks prior.

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11/13/2025

Join our team! We offer a rewarding work environment with flexible scheduling options (full-time or part-time), allowing you to contribute to exceptional patient care for our referring veterinarians. Particularly welcome are radiologists located outside of the US who can provide “overnight” coverage (9pm-7am, CST). Our goal is to empower you to excel while providing exceptional service to our veterinary partners and their patients.
Apply here: https://vitalrads.com/careers/

11/10/2025

🦴 Stop Guessing: Perfect Your Front Limb Radiographs! 🧐 Don't let patient movement or poor technique leave you guessing about the delicate structures of the elbow joint. Our quick guide shows you how to achieve the optimal Front Limbs: Cranial Caudal View of Elbow—getting a straight cranio-caudal projection and ideal contrast for clear identification of fractures, osteophytes, or signs of dysplasia.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70UCMx84qLY&list=PLu6CbNwagRtT3jlrDRBAat6cXem7vw9nG&index=7

11/07/2025

Get ready for more valuable insights! Keep an eye out for the VitalRADS Newsletter, packed with the latest teleradiology updates, valuable tips, case studies, and news to help your practice thrive 👀📥

10/31/2025

🦴Happy Halloween from the VitalRADS team! Are you ready for the answer to Monday’s Radiology Reveal? 🦴Here are the findings and diagnosis for the case we shared, the 10-year-old Pitbull suffering from lethargy and anorexia.

The orange circles on the images highlighted the tracheobronchial lymph nodes, which were larger than normal. This can sometimes indicate an issue when their edges aren't clearly defined. We also noticed the trachea, or windpipe, was slightly elevated and had an unusual curve, shown by the red line and blue arrow.

These signs led us to further investigate, and we confirmed the presence of enlarged lymph nodes in the chest area. Unfortunately, our findings pointed to a diagnosis of intermediate to high-grade lymphoma, a type of cancer, confirmed through cytology.

Thanks for playing! Enjoy the spooky holiday!

10/29/2025

10/27/2025

🦴Welcome back for another round of Radiology Reveal! 🦴

Our patient is a 10-year-old Pitbull suffering from lethargy and anorexia.

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10/24/2025

Happy Friday! Here is the findings and diagnosis to Monday’s thoracic images.
The main finding is that the lymph nodes (small, bean-shaped glands that are part of the immune system circled in the orange pumpkin shape) located near where the terminal trachea (windpipe) splits into each side of the lungs are swollen or enlarged. The lymph nodes in this area are called the tracheobronchial lymph nodes. Other lymph nodes located in the thorax are the cranial mediastinal lymph node and sternal lymph node.

This swelling is causing a few things to happen:
• The windpipe (trachea – indicated with an orange line) is being pushed up and is now closer to the thoracic spine.
• The caudal trachea (teal arrow) develops a sharp, sudden bend downward (ventrally).
• There is an increased density on the VD view caudal to the tracheal bifurcation.
o Widening of the caudal lobar bronchi (windpipe indicated by black lines).
o This increased opacity is in the same location as the heart's left upper chamber (Left Atrium).
o The ventral curve of the terminal trachea (teal arrow) is how you tell the difference between an enlarged lymph node versus an enlarged Left Atrium. An enlarged left atrium will not have the curve of the teal arrow.
In short: The tracheobronchial lymph nodes in the chest are enlarged, and this is pushing the main airway (trachea) out of place and creating an abnormal shadow over the heart.
Possible causes for tracheobronchial lymphadenopathy is Lymphoma or Systemic fungal disease

Confirmed Diagnosis: Systemic fungal disease (Blastomycosis) This animal was from the mid-eastern portion of the US, where blastomycosis is endemic.

10/20/2025

Happy Spooky Season! We are back for another round of Radiology Reveal!

For the rest of October on Mondays, we will post interesting cases that have come our way and see if all of you can guess the correct answer. Interpretation will be posted on Fridays after everyone has had a chance to review the case.

Now, let's test those radiology reading skills!

Our patient is a 3-year-old canine suffering from a cough. Comment your answers and share this post with your friends to see if they can see it too!

Address

12300 Dundee Court Suite 217
Cypress, TX
77429

Opening Hours

Monday	7am - 9pm
Tuesday	7am - 9pm
Wednesday	7am - 9pm
Thursday	7am - 9pm
Friday	7am - 9pm
Saturday	7am - 9pm
Sunday	7am - 9pm

Telephone

+18324314212

Website

http://www.vitalrads.com/

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