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===Diagnostic Imaging===
===Diagnostic Imaging===
Plain radiographs may show the presence of metastatic calcification in multiple organs, including the rugae of the gastric mucosa, the heart base and atria and the pulmonary parenchyma. Renomegaly or an irregular outline may be apparent in cases with acute or chronic renal failure, respectively.
Animals with secondary renal hyperparathyroidism may show resorption of bone from the skull (particularly the alveolar bone and lamina dura around the teeth) and the terminal phalanges.
Animals with secondary renal hyperparathyroidism may show resorption of bone from the skull (particularly the alveolar bone and lamina dura around the teeth) and the terminal phalanges.
Ultrasound scans of the kidney may show changes in size and shape, the presence of pseudocysts or dilated renal pelvises or of other disruptions to the renal parenchyma.
===Other Tests===
===Other Tests===