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Federica Morandi, DVM, MS, DECVDI, DACVR


Associate Professor & Director of Radiological Services
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
College of Veterinary Medicine
The University of Tennessee
2407 River Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996
Phone: (865) 974-8387
FAX: (865) 974-5609
Radiology Program Director
Radiology
Radiology Residency Program

Education

  • DVM, Universita' di Parma, Italy, 1996
  • MS, The Ohio State University, 2001
  • Diplomate - European College of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging, 2001
  • Diplomate - American College of Veterinary Radiology, 2002

Training

  • Internship-equivalent in Diagnostic Imaging
    Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    Uppsala, Sweden, 1997
  • Residency in Radiology
    The Ohio State University, 1998 - 2001

Teaching

  • Neuroradiology
  • Large Animal Radiology
  • Advanced Imaging Elective (Computed Tomography, Nuclear Medicine)

Clinical Interests

  • Computed Tomography
  • Orthopedic Radiology
  • Neuroradiology
  • Nuclear Medicine

Research Interests

  • Computed Tomography, especially pulmonary
  • Nuclear Medicine
  • Positron Emission Tomography (PET, PET/CT)

Professional Organizations

  • American College of Veterinary Radiology (ACVR)
  • European College of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging (ECVDI)
  • European Association of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging (EAVDI)
  • International Veterinary Radiology Association (IVRA)
  • American Veterinary Radiology Association (AVRA)
  • Nuclear Medicine Society of the ACVR (President)
  • CT/MRI society of the ACVR
  • Phi Zeta Honor Society of Veterinary Medicine

Service

  • ACVR Executive Council Member
  • Associate Editor, Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound
  • ACVR Residency Standard and Evaluation Committee Member
  • Reviewer for the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (JAVMA), American Journal of Veterinary Research (AJVR), American Journal of Veterinary Surgery (AJVS) and Australian Veterinary Journal (AVJ)

Peer-Reviewed Publications

  • Hecht S, Lane I, Daniel GB, Morandi F, Sharp D. Diuretic Renal Scintigraphy in Normal Cats. Vet Radiol & Ultrasound 2008;49(6):589-594
  • Baron ML, Morandi F, Hecht S, LeBlanc AK. What is Your Diagnosis? Mucometra in a Cat. JAVMA 2008;233(9):1401- 1402
  • Sura PA, Tobias KM, Morandi F, Daniel GB, Echandi RL. Comparison of 99mTcO4 - Trans-Splenic Portal Scintigraphy with Per-Rectal Portal Scintigraphy for Diagnosis of Portosystemic Shunts in Dogs. Vet Surg 2007; 36(7):654-660
  • James D, Morandi FM, Marioni-Henry K. What is Your Diagnosis? Vertebral Osteosarcoma in a Dog JAVMA 2007, 230(10):1463-1464
  • Morandi FM, Mays J, Newman JS, Adams WH. Imaging Diagnosis: Bilateral Adrenal Adenomas and Myelolipomas in a DogVet Radiol & Ultrasound 2007, 48(3):246-249
  • Echandi RL, Morandi F, Newman SJ, Holford A. Imaging Diagnosis: Canine Thoracic Mesothelioma Vet Radiol & Ultrasound 2007,48(3):243-245
  • Morandi F, Cole RC, Echandi R, Daniel GB. Trans-Splenic Portal Scintigraphy using 99mTc-mebrofenin in Normal Dogs Vet Radiol & Ultrasound 2007 48(3):286-291
  • Drake JM, Morandi FM, Jones M.J. What is Your Diagnosis? Right Acetabular and Ilial Fractures With Ischiatic Nerve Damage in a Northern Goshawk JAVMA 2007,230(8):1147-1148
  • Echandi RL, Morandi F, Daniel WT II, Paquette JL, Daniel GB. Comparison of Transplenic Multidetector CT-Portography to Multidetector CT-Angiography In Normal Dogs. Vet Radiol & Ultrasound 2007,48(1):38-44
  • Mawby DI, Krahwinkel DJ, Donnell R, Morandi F.Segmental tracheal dysplasia in a mixed-breed dog. Canadian Vet J2006:47(10):1003-1006
  • Sargent SJ, Frank LA,Buchanan BR, Donnell RL, Morandi F. Otoscopic, cytologic and microbiologic examination of the equine external ear canal Vet Derm 2006 17(3)175-181
  • Morandi F, Frank N, Avenell J, Daniel GB. Quantitative Assessment of Hepatic Function Using 99mTc-Mebrofenin in Healthy Horses. J Vet Internal Med 2005, 19(5):751-755.
  • Morandi F, Cole RC, Tobias KM, Berry CR, Avenell J, Daniel GB. Trans-splenic portal scintigraphy for diagnosis of portosystemic shunts in 28 dogs.Vet Radiol & Ultrasound 2005, 46(2):153-161.
  • Cole RC, Morandi F, Avenell J, Daniel GB. Trans-splenic portal scintigraphy in normal dogs. Vet Radiol & Ultrasound 2005,46(2):146-152.
  • Morandi F,Mattoon JS, Lakritz J, Turk JR, Jaeger JQ, Wisner ER. Correlation of Helical and Incremental High-Resolution Thin-Section Computed Tomographic and Histomorphometric Quantitative Evaluation of an Acute Inflammatory Response of Lungs in Dogs. Am J Vet Res 65(8):1114-1123
  • Morandi F, Daniel GB, Gompf RE, Bahr A. Diagnosis of congenital cardiac right-to-left shunts with 99mTc-macroaggregated albumin Vet Radiol & Ultrasound 2004, 45(2):97-102
  • Morandi F, Mattoon JS, Lakritz J, Turk JR, Wisner ER. Correlation of helical and incremental high-resolution thin-section computed tomographic imaging with histomorphometric quantitative evaluation of lungs in dogs Am J Vet Res 2003, 64 (7):935-944
  • Head LL, Daniel GB,Tobias K, Morandi F, DeNovo RC, Donnel R. Evaluation of the feline pancreas using Computed Tomography and radiolabeled leukocytes Vet Radiol & Ultrasound 2003, 44(4):420-428
  • Jaeger JQ, Mattoon JS, Bateman SW, Morandi F. Combined use of ultrasonography and contrast enhanced computed tomography to evaluate acute necrotizing pancreatitis in two dogs. Vet Radiol & Ultrasound 2002, 44(1):72-79
  • Gleason SS, Sari-Sarraf H, Abidi MA, Karakashian O, Morandi F. A new deformable model for analysis of X-ray CT images in preclinical studies of mice for polycystic kidney disease. IEEE Trans Med Imaging 2002, 21(10):1302-1309
  • Morandi F,Mattoon JS, Ullmann K. Imaging case of the month: an unusual abdominal mass in a cat. Veterinary Medicine 2001;96:514-520.
  • Schwartz T, MorandiF, Gnudi G, Wisner E, Paterson C, Sullivan M, Johnston P.Nodular fat necrosis in the canine and feline abdomen. Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound 2000;41:335-339.