ULTRASONOGRAPHY - ABOUT APPLICATION TO ME AT INSPECTION

Ultrasonography, a non-destructive, imaging and easy-to handle techniq ue, was tested for its general applicability to meat inspection. The m ethod proved helpful in identifying calcified cattle cysticercoids fro m the masticatory muscle and heart but failed in the detection of livi ng cysticercoids. Bile ducts alterated by liver flukes in cattle liver were successfully imaged, and so were lung tissue regions altered by inflammatory processes. Also detected were abscesses in muscular and s plenic tissue. Ultrasonography appears to be generally suitable for de tection of pathologico-anatomic alterations causing compaction or othe r changes to consistency in tissue and organs, as distinct from surrou nding or intact tissue and organs.