Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) provides better contrast resolution than CT.

In nuclear scintigraphy, technetium-99 is commonly used to assess bone.

Harmonic imaging (THI) in ultrasound improves image resolution and reduces artifacts.

What condition commonly results in sea turtles presenting with significant ocular swelling and conjunctivitis?

Loggerhead sea turtles primarily use their front flippers for propulsion and their hind flippers for steering.

The body condition index (BCI) provides a quantitative measure of a sea turtle’s body condition using weight and carapace length.

The Hounsfield unit (HU) for water is considered to be 100.

What is a major risk of handling a severely debilitated sea turtle?

What is the primary reason algae growth on a turtle’s shell is significant in a physical examination?

Sea turtles should always be turned onto their back for a full plastron examination upon intake.