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Imaging the hamster flank organ by an ultrasonic technique: a new approach to animal tests
Author(s) -
COMBETTES C.,
DURANDSEME V.,
QUERLEUX B.,
SAINTLEGER D.,
LEVEQUE J.L.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1989.tb08210.x
Subject(s) - flank , hamster , ultrasonic sensor , biology , anatomy , medicine , radiology
SUMMARY Images of the hamster flank organ were obtained in vivo by high resolution ultrasound (B‐scan). The planimetric measurements of the ultrasonic image that determined the size of the flank organ, with a reproducibility of about 10%, highly correlated with the measurements of histological sections. This new method provides a simple and non‐invasive method for determining the size of the hamster flank organ after various treatments which does not involve the killing of the animal under investigation.