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The beginning of Radiology in Veterinary Medicine.
In June 1896, C. Tröster was the first to publish a paper ("Photographie mit X-Strahlen") dedicated to radiography in "Zeitschrift für Veterinärkunde". His career at the veterinary academy in Berlin lead him to become a veterinary brigadier and professor (fig. 1). It is said that Prof. R. Eberlein (fig. 2.) needed 65 minutes to expose the leg of a horse, and one can therefore understand that even the most enthusiasts did not believe in the future of a veterinary radiology.
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In F. Hobday's and V. Johnson's (UK) publication "The Röntgen Ray in Veterinary Practice" is printed in 1896, one learns that this problem was solved by the offspring of focalised tubes. In 1897 came the first publication on Sweden Jensen's works "Anwendelsen av Röntgen's Straaler i Veterinaechirurgien" where in he studied radioscopy and radiology, mainly on dog fractures.
Radiology underwent several technical innovations in 1898: a regenerating mixture, intensifying screens, sensitive plates specially designed for radiographic use, all of which shortened considerably the exposure time. Small tubes disappeared and were replaced by tubes of 10 to 14 cm in diameter fitted with a regenerating ability. Eberlein reported that he made X-ray pictures on a living horse with circa 25 sec. exposure time.
In 1901, professor Hoffman, then head of the Stuttgart horse surgery clinic published 2 papers. In the former ("Röntgenstrahlen in der Tierheilkunde"), he stood up against the suppression of radiographic equipment for his new large animals clinic . In the latter ("Röntgenstrahlen Photographie in der Tierheilkunde"), he claimed to be able to asses accurately the size of the liver and to detect arteriosis, thrombosis as well as stones in the kidneys, bladder and ureters.
In 1904, the German military veterinary academy acquired some radiographical equipment. The first congress of Radiology was held in 1905, and was chaired by Eberlein. It was decided it would be held on a yearly basis.
In 1907, T. Müller, head of the small animals clinic of Berlin, published "Erfahrungen über der Diagnostichen wert des Röntgenstrahlen".
In 1908, Guilhem and Jaudron published "Maladie des Equidés", a book about radiological examinations of living horses suffering from osteomatosis. They claimed that any disease could be detected in its incubating state even on living animals.
In our library, we found an interesting document edited in 1909 about radiology in malformation (fig. 3). New researchers appeared around 1910 in the veterinary radiological field. Among those, J. Beier made interesting discoveries about the X-rays effects on the central nervous system, particularly on rabbits brains. In 1911, Eberlein published "Über den Einfluss der Röntgenstrahlen auf den Erreger der Botryomykose". In 1912, the Frenchman Pierre published "Sur quelques cas de pathologie canine soumis à l'examen radiographique" where he deplored that radiology was underused in veterinary medicine. He also plaided in favour of the diagnostic potential of radiology.
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This history is far from being over yet … !