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Validation of ultrasonography in detecting structural disease of the urogenital tract of the koala, P hascolarctos cinereus
Author(s) -
Marschner C,
Flanagan C,
Higgins DP,
Krockenberger MB
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
australian veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.382
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1751-0813
pISSN - 0005-0423
DOI - 10.1111/avj.12167
Subject(s) - genitourinary system , ultrasonography , phascolarctos cinereus , concordance , disease , medicine , pathology , radiology , population , environmental health
A retrospective review of case records of ultrasonography and necropsy outcomes of 62 koalas was used to investigate the accuracy of ultrasonography in assessing koala urogenital tract structural disease at the P ort M acquarie K oala H ospital. The results showed high concordance, supporting ultrasonography as an effective tool for evaluating structural disease of the koala urogenital tract, most commonly seen with chlamydiosis. The study also illustrates the advances benefiting animal welfare that can be made by wildlife carer groups through using a scientific, evidence‐based approach.