CT and MRI are routinely performed in collaboration with the Department of Radiology of the Surgical and Gynecological Clinic for Small Animals in order to diagnose tumors in the head area - especially suspected brain tumors.
In many cases, magnetic resonance imaging also provides very valuable information about the spread of a single tumor into the immediate surroundings, e.g. the infiltrative growth of a fibrosarcoma into the skin, the underlying musculature and even the bones.
If necessary, magnetic resonance imaging is used to clarify the extent of the surgical intervention required to remove a tumor. Tumors often infiltrate the surrounding tissue much further than can be felt by palpation alone. MRI helps to determine the extent of the operation and occasionally indicates that a tumor has grown so far into the body that even radical surgery can no longer completely remove the tumor.
CT and MRI can only be performed under short-term anesthesia. The prerequisite for anesthesia is that the patient has not consumed food or water for at least 12 hours and has no serious cardiovascular or other serious illnesses.