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)

1. Leinonen M, O’Brien RT, Ruohoniemi M. (2008), Contrast enhanced ultrasound – a literature review, Finnish Veterinary Journal, 10/2008.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Leinonen M, Raekallio M, Vainio O, Ruohoniemi M, O’Brien RT. (2009), Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in cats, congress abstract, IVRA 2009, Buzios, Brazil.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. 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.
13. 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.
14. 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.
15. Leinonen M. (2011), Contrast-enhanced ultrasound of abdominal organs in cats, Thesis, Unigrafia oy, Helsinki, Finland. https://helda.helsinki.fi/handle/10138/24941.
16. Tamminen TM, Leinonen MR, Andersson M. (2011), Unusual case of a cryptorchic dog, congress abstract, 14th EVSSAR, Milano, Italia.
17. 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.
18. 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
19. 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.
20. 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.
21. 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.