Common Bile Duct Ultrasound in Dogs | VAIS Veterinary Scan Guide

🩺 Description: In this video, Dr Stefano Ludovici (VAIS – Veterinary Advanced Imaging Services) demonstrates how to locate and follow the common bile duct (CBD) in dogs using ultrasound. You’ll learn probe positioning, anatomical relationships and key sonographic landmarks plus practical tips to distinguish the CBD from adjacent vascular structures such as the portal vein (PV) and caudal vena cava (CVC). Step-by-Step Overview: • Begin with the patient in left lateral recumbency. • Place your probe in an oblique subcostal right paramedian position. • Identify the gallbladder neck and cystic duct - the CBD continues from this junction. • Follow the CBD as it runs ventral and nearly parallel to the portal vein. • Use Doppler to confirm vessel identity and avoid confusion. • Remember: The CBD can be challenging to follow fully in dogs and an intercostal approach may improve visualisation of the major duodenal papilla (MDP). Watch more VAIS Scan Tips: 👉    / @vaisveterinaryultrasound   📚 Visit our educational library → https://www.vaisultrasound.com/vais-s... 💡 About VAIS: VAIS (Veterinary Advanced Imaging Services) provides mobile, in-practice small animal ultrasound across Suffolk, Norfolk, Essex, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire and East London - offering advanced imaging without patient travel. Founded by Dr Stefano Ludovici, DVM GPCert(SAM) PGCertImag(WBIS) MRCVS, VAIS delivers structured same day reports, PMS ready images, guided procedures and in-practice educational support for veterinary teams. 📧 [email protected] 📱 +44 7493 694191 🌐 https://www.vaisultrasound.com