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QUANTITATIVE ULTRASONIC ASSESSMENT OF LIVER SIZE IN THE DOG
Author(s) -
Godshalk Cynthia P.,
Badertscher Robert R.,
Rippy Marian K.,
Ghent Arthur W.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
veterinary radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.541
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1740-8261
pISSN - 0196-3627
DOI - 10.1111/j.1740-8261.1988.tb01769.x
Subject(s) - diaphragm (acoustics) , ultrasound , sagittal plane , body weight , ultrasonography , nuclear medicine , ultrasonic sensor , correlation , medicine , biomedical engineering , radiology , mathematics , acoustics , physics , geometry , loudspeaker
Static and real‐time B‐mode hepatic ultrasound imaging was performed on 16 anesthetized dogs (7.7–29 kg). Sagittal static B‐mode scans were acquired at 1–cm intervals, and transverse scans were made with both static and real‐time units. Measurements were made from the surface of the liver to the diaphragm and were tested individually and when added or multiplied together for significant correlation with liver and body weight. Only one of the static B‐mode measurements had a significant correlation ( p >0.05), and none of the real‐time measurements was dependent on liver weight. Ultrasonographic assessment of canine liver size using these methods was of little value in predicting actual liver weight.