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ULTRASOUND IMAGING OF THE COELOMIC STRUCTURES IN THE BOA CONSTRICTOR ( BOA CONSTRICTOR )
Author(s) -
Isaza Ramiro,
Ackerman Norman,
Jacobson Elliott R.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
veterinary radiology and ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.541
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1740-8261
pISSN - 1058-8183
DOI - 10.1111/j.1740-8261.1993.tb02034.x
Subject(s) - coelom , medicine , anatomy , ultrasound , dorsum , ultrasonography , pancreas , radiology
Transverse ultrasound images from three live boa constrictors ( Boa constrictor ) were compared to the corresponding gross sections of a euthanized boa constrictor. The snakes were anesthetized, placed into dorsal recumbency, and imaged through the ventral scutes. Ultrasound images were produced with a real time, B‐mode scanner and a linear 7.5‐MHz transducer. The heart, liver, stomach, gall bladder, pancreas, kidneys, and fat body were the coelomic structures most consistently recognized ultrasonographically. Results of this study indicate that ultrasound is a useful imaging technique in snakes.