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RESEARCH SUPPORT/INTERESTS

Ultrasonography of the Equine Stifle. PI: D. Penninck. Co-PI: T. Nyland and K.Lloyd. Grant from Equine Research Laboratory, 1988.

Ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration as a diagnostic aid in gastrointestinal disorders. PI: M. Crystal. Co-I: D. Penninck, M. Matz. . Grant from Hill's Foundation, 1991-1992.

Ultrasonographic assessment of post-surgical abdominal wall adhesions in a swine model. PI: D. Penninck. Collaborative work with United States Surgical Corporation (1992-1994)

Ultrasound-guided percutaneous treatment of abdominal abscesses. PI: D. Penninck. Co-I: M. Pavletic, F.Doherty and S. Bates.

A clinical investigation of the incidence of sesamoiditis and concurrent suspensory ligament desmitis/distal sesamoidean ligament desmitis. PI: P. Rose. Co-I: D. Penninck, M. O'Callaghan.

Ultrasonography of the canine Tongue. PI: M.Solano. Co-I: D. Penninck.

Ultrasonography of the Pancreas in normal cats. PI: Etue S, Penninck D. Funded by Quinby Taylor Education Foundation, 1999

Evaluation of novel serum markers of cartilage metabolism for the early diagnosis of osteochondrosis in Thoroughbred foals. Since 1997, collaboration with Dr. Laverty S. (University of Montreal, School of veterinary Medicine), Dr. AR Poole (Joint Diseases laboratory, Shriners Hospital, Department of Surgery, Mc Gill University, Montreal), Drs. O Byrne and Halley, Coolmore Stud, Ireland. 1997-to present.

Evaluation of an oral contrast agent (SonoRx) to assess the quality of the ultrasonographic exam of the cranial abdomen in dogs. Product donated by company.

Anatomical and Radiographic Evaluation of the coracoid bone in wild traumatized birds. Rozear L, Penninck D. Internal funding.

Evaluation of the normal and acutely inflamed canine pancreas using contrast-enhanced computed tomography. Sato AF (PI), Penninck DP (Co-PI), Tidwell AS (Co-I), Holm JL (Co-I), Webster CRL (Co-I), Kinney L (Co-I). Overly Fund, 2002.

Ultrasonography of the normal pancreas in elderly cats. S. Hecht, D.Penninck, O. Mahony. Supported by Sound Technologies, Inc, 2003.

Extra-hepatic biliary obstruction in cats (retrospective study)

Assessment of post-operative ultrasonographic appearance of uncomplicated enterotomy or enterectomy sites in dogs. A.R.Matthews, D.G.Penninck, C.R.L. Webster. Internally supported. 2006.

Sonographic measurement of the gallbladder volume on healthy, adult cats. J.O’Sullivan, D. Penninck, C. Leveille-Webster. Companion Animal Grant Fund , 2006.

The utility of bile cytology, culture, and Helicobacter spp isolation, and liver culture in the diagnosis of an infectious etiology in cases of chronic feline inflammatory liver disease. Cooper JC, Penninck DG, Mitchell S, and Webster CRL. Companion Animal Grant Fund, 2006.

Evaluation of ultrasonography as a diagnostic tool for the detection of post-surgical intestinal dehiscence in dogs. Mareschal A, Penninck D, Webster CRL. Submitted to Companion Animal Grant Fund, 2007.

The safety and diagnostic yield of combined Utrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy and needle core biopsy in the canine spleen. Watson A, Penninck D, Knoll J, Parry N, Sutherland-Smith J. Submitted to Companion Animal Grant Fund, 2007.