X-Ray Methods. There are numerous X-ray methods that can be utilized to obtain a radiographic image of your cat. Depending on the condition and the location of the affected area, a veterinarian may request X-rays of such commonly examined regions as the chest, teeth or abdomen.
Bronchiectasis is a lung disease with enlargement of small airways. This leads to a slowed movement of mucus out of the lungs. Holding mucus in the airways may lead to repeated lung infections causing more damage.
One well characterized form of bronchiectasis occurs in the context of mycobacterial infection and this form is particularly prevalent in the right middle lobe with nontuberculous mycobacterium.17,38,39 The mechanism of this form of bronchiectasis appears to arise from lymph node obstruction.