Signalment: 8 yr, Male neutered, Rottweiller
Presenting Complaint: Presented on emergency for a bout of collapse this am.
Presenting History

Lateral view

DV view

Lateral View:
	Evidence of Chamber Enlargement learn more
		Left Ventricle: No
		Right Ventricle: No
		Left Atrium: No
		Right Atrium: No    This projection is not ideal to assess for right atrial enlargement.
		Left Auricle: No    This projection is not ideal to assess for left auricular enlargement.
		Right Auricle: No    There is no loss of the cranial waist.
	Abnormalities of Great Vessels learn more
		Aortic Dilation: No    There is no loss of the cranial waist.
		Main Pulmonary Artery Dilation: No    There is no loss of the cranial waist.
		Caudal Vena Caval Enlargement: No
	Pulmonary Venous Distention learn more: No    The pulmonary veins are small.
	Airway Changes learn more
		Peribronchial Pattern: No
	Alveolar Changes learn more
		Air Bronchograms: No
		Cotton-like Densities: No
		Lobar Sign: No
	Pleural Effusion learn more
		Fissure Lines: No
		Leafing of Lung Lobes: No
	Pulmonary Edema learn more: No
	Evidence of Heartworm Disease learn more: No
	Other Findings
		The caudal thoracic oesophagus is visualized by the presence of fluid.
	Radiographic Diagnosis
		Mineralization of the ascending and descending aorta.
	Description
		There is no abnormality present with respect to the heart or lungs. The tracts of mineralization along the ascending and descending aorta are an incidental finding. This finding has been reported previously as dystrophic calcification and noted in older dogs and perhaps more commonly in the Rottweiller breed (Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound, Vol. 43, 2002, pp 419-427).

DV View:
	Evidence of Chamber Enlargement learn more
		Heart too Wide: No    The heart appears slightly small.
		Left Ventricle: No
		Right Ventricle: No
		Left Atrium: Indeterminate    This projection is not ideal to assess for left atrial enlargement.
		Right Atrium: No
		Left Auricle: No
		Right Auricle: No    This projection is not ideal to assess for right auricular enlargement enlargement.
	Abnormalities of Great Vessels learn more
		Aortic Dilation: No
		Main Pulmonary Artery Dilation: No
		Caudal Vena Caval Enlargement: No
	Pulmonary Venous Distention learn more: Indeterminate    The pulmonary veins are obscured.
	Airway Changes learn more
		Peribronchial Pattern: No
	Alveolar Changes learn more
		Air Bronchograms: No
		Cotton-like Densities: No
		Lobar Sign: No
	Pleural Effusion learn more
		Fissure Lines: No
		Leafing of Lung Lobes: No
	Pulmonary Edema learn more: No
	Evidence of Heartworm Disease learn more: No
	Other Findings
		None
	Radiographic Diagnosis
		Mineralization of the ascending and descending aorta.
	Description
		There is no evidence on this projection of an abnormality including the presence of the mineral tracts along the aorta.

Clinical Diagnosis   Mineralization of the ascending and descending aorta.

Comment   We also performed a right lateral view click here to see the medium size right lateral view and click here to see the large size VD view.

The syncope was determined to be due to anemia with blood loss. A pancreatic tumor was the alleged diagnosis for the multiplicity of clinical signs. The aortic mineralization was an interesting but incidental finding.