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RADIOGRAPHIC AND COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC EVALUATION OF OTITIS MEDIA IN THE DOG
Author(s) -
Love Nancy E.,
Kramer Robert W.,
Spodnick Gary J.,
Thrall Donald E.
Publication year - 1995
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.1740-8261.1995.tb00279.x
Subject(s) - medicine , otitis , radiography , computed tomographic , computed tomography , youden's j statistic , radiology , middle ear , nuclear medicine , surgery , predictive value
The purpose of this study was to compare computed tomography (CT) and radiography in the identification of canine middle ear disease. Fourteen canine patients underwent a radiographic “bullae series” and CT examination of the tympanic bullae. Confirmation of otitis media was based on surgery. The overall diagnostic accuracy of CT and radiographs regarding the diagnosis of otitis media was similar. Although a marked difference was not detected between radiographs and CT for detecting otitis media using Youden's index values, CT was a more sensitive test for the detection of otitis media.