Dr. Merja Laitinen
Department of the Equine and Small Animal Medicine
University of Helsinki, Finland
Clinician Teacher
Email:merja.leinonen@helsinki.fi
Qualifications
2011 Ph.D., University of Helsinki, Finland
2001 DVM, University of Helsinki, Finland
Publications (Selected)
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Leinonen M, O’Brien RT, Ruohoniemi M. (2008), Contrast enhanced ultrasound
– a literature review, Finnish Veterinary Journal, 10/2008.
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Leinonen M, Raekallio M, Vainio O, Ruohoniemi M, O’Brien RT. (2008), Quantitative
contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) of normal feline kidney, congress abstract,
EAVDI 2008, Svolvaer, Norway.
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Leinonen M, Raekallio M, Vainio O, Ruohoniemi M, O’Brien RT. (2008), Quantitative
contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) of normal feline kidney, congress abstract,
The Finnish Veterinary Annual Meeting 2008, Helsinki, Finland.
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Leinonen M,
Raekallio M, Vainio O, Ruohoniemi M, O’Brien RT. (2009), Contrast-enhanced
ultrasound (CEUS) in cats, congress abstract, IVRA 2009, Buzios, Brazil.
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Leinonen M, Raekallio M, Vainio O, Ruohoniemi M, O’Brien RT. (2009), Contrast-enhanced
ultrasound (CEUS) in cats, congress abstract, The Finnish Veterinary Annual
Meeting 2009, Helsinki, Finland.
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Leinonen M, Raekallio M, Vainio O, Ruohoniemi M, O’Brien RT. (2009), The effect of size
and placement of the ROI’s on perfusion parameters, congress abstract, IVRA
2009, Buzios, Brazil.
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Leinonen M, Raekallio M, Vainio O, Ruohoniemi M, O’Brien RT. (2009), The effects of
size and placement of the ROI’s on perfusion parameters, congress abstract, The
Finnish Veterinary Annual Meeting 2009, Helsinki, Finland.
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Harjuhahto T, Leinonen M, Simola O, Järvinen A-K, Rajamäki M. (2011), Congestive heart failure and atrial fibrillation in a cat with myocardial
fibro-fatty infiltration, Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, 13(2), 109-111.
DOI information: 10.1016/j.jfms.2010.08.001.
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Leinonen M, Raekallio M, Vainio O, Ruohoniemi M, Biller DS, O’Brien RT. (2010),
Quantitative analysis of the perfusion in the kidneys, liver, pancreas, small
intestine and mesenteric lymph nodes in healthy cats using contrast-enhanced
ultrasound, American Journal of Veterinary Research, 71(11), 1-7.
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Leinonen M, Raekallio M, Vainio O, Ruohoniemi M, O’Brien RT. (2011), The
effects of sample size and location on contrast ultrasound measurements,
Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound, 52(1), 82-82.
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Leinonen M, Raekallio M, Vainio O, Sankari S, O’Brien RT. (2010), The effect
of contrast ultrasound on kidneys, congress abstract, ACVIM 2010, Anaheim, USA.
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Leinonen M, Raekallio M, Vainio O, O’Brien RT. (2010), The effect
of anesthesia on contrast-enhanced ultrasound of the spleen in cats, congress
abstract, EAVDI 2010, Giessen, Germany.
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Leinonen M, Raekallio M, Vainio O, Sankari S, O’Brien RT. (2011), The effect
of contrast ultrasound on kidneys, The Veterinary Journal, 190(1), 109-112. DOI
information: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2010.09.007.: DOI information:
10.1016/j.tvjl.2010.09.007.
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Leinonen M, Raekallio M, Vainio O, O’Brien RT. (2011), The effect
of anesthesia on contrast-enhanced ultrasound of the spleen in cats, The
Veterinary Journal, 190(2), 273-277. DOI information:
10.1016/j.tvjl.2010.10.013.
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Leinonen M. (2011), Contrast-enhanced
ultrasound of abdominal organs in cats, Thesis, Unigrafia oy, Helsinki,
Finland. https://helda.helsinki.fi/handle/10138/24941.
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Tamminen TM, Leinonen MR, Andersson M. (2011), Unusual case of a
cryptorchic dog, congress abstract, 14th EVSSAR, Milano, Italia.
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Restitutti
F, Leinonen M, Raekallio M, Vainionpää M, Kuusela E, Vainio O. (2011), Canine kidney
perfusion after dexmedetomidine with or without MK-467 using quantitative
contrast enhanced ultra sound method - preliminary results, congress abstract,
AVA meeting 2011, Bari, Italy.
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Tamminen T.M., Leinonen M.R., Käck H. (2012), Andersson M. A polyorchid
dog, Reproduction in Domestic Animals, 47(2), e26-e26.
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2011.01895.x
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Leinonen
M, Restitutti F, Raekallio M, Vainionpää, M O’Brien RT, Vainio O. (2011),
Activation of peripheral, but not central, alpha-2- adrenoceptors with
dexmedetomidine influences the perfusion parameters measured with CEUS,
congress abstract, EAVDI 2011, London, United Kingdom.
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Restitutti F, Leinonen M, Raekallio M, Vainionpää M, Kuusela E, Vainio O.
(2012), Effect of MK-467 on organ blood flow parameters detected by
contrast-enhanced ultrasound in dogs treated with dexmedetomidine, Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia, in press.
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Merja R. Laitinen, Jodi S. Matheson, and Robert T. O’Brien. (2013), Comparison of
multi-slice CT angiography, per-rectal scintigraphy and transplenic portography
for diagnosis of portosystemic shunts in dogs, Open Journal of
Veterinary Radiology, 3(2), 115-120. DOI: 10.4236/ojvm.2013.32019.