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ULTRASOUND‐GUIDED PERCUTANEOUS LIVER BIOPSY IN SNAKES
Author(s) -
Isaza Ramiro,
Ackerman Norman,
Schumacher Juergen
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.tb02035.x
Subject(s) - medicine , biopsy , percutaneous , radiology , ultrasound , percutaneous biopsy , liver biopsy , sampling (signal processing) , needle biopsy , filter (signal processing) , computer science , computer vision
Percutaneous ultrasound‐guided liver biopsies were conducted in 15 snakes using 18‐gauge automatic biopsy devices. The liver samples collected ranged in size from 1.16 ± 0.40 mm to 8.3 ± 0.55 mm. Upon histologic examination, all biopsy samples were of diagnostic quality. Anesthesia with complete immobilization of the snake was necessary to allow proper selection of the target site and limit complications associated with biopsy collection. Percutaneous ultrasound‐guided liver biopsy is a rapid, minimally invasive method for collecting liver tissue in snakes.