| Helical computed tomographic portography in ten normal dogs and ten dogs with a portosystemic shunt. | |
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PMID: 12939055 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Contrast enhanced helical computed tomography (CT) of the liver and portal system is routinely performed in human patients. The purpose of this project is to develop a practical protocol for helical CT portography in the dog. Ten clinically normal dogs were initially evaluated to develop a protocol. Using this protocol, ten dogs with confirmed portosystemic shunts (PSS) were then evaluated. Each patient was anesthetized, and a test dose of sodium iothalamate (400 mg I/ml) at 0.55 ml/kg was injected. Serial images were acquired at the level of T12-13 or T13-L1. The time to maximum enhancement of the portal vein was determined. This time period was used as the period between the second injection (2.2 ml/kg) and the start of the helical examination of the cranial abdomen. Delay times for normal dogs ranged from 34.5 s-66.0 s (median: 43.5 s) or 1.41 s/kg-4.12 s/kg (median: 2.09 s/kg). For patients with a PSS, the delay times were 16.5-70.5 s (median: 34.5 s) or 1.47-19.17 s/kg (median: 3.39 s/kg). The aorta, caudal vena cava, portal vein, shunt vessels, and their respective branches were well visualized on the CT images. Clinical case results were surgically confirmed. The surgeons reported that the information gained from the CT portography resulted in a subjective decrease in surgical time and degree of dissection necessary compared with similar surgeries performed without angiographic information. We believe that helical CT portography in the dog will be a useful adjunct in the diagnosis of PSS. The use of helical CT portography may allow clinicians to give clients a more accurate prognosis prior to surgery and will allow patients with lesions that are not surgically correctable to avoid a costly and invasive procedure. |
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Authors:
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Paul Frank; Mary Mahaffey; Christine Egger; Karen K Cornell |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Veterinary radiology & ultrasound : the official journal of the American College of Veterinary Radiology and the International Veterinary Radiology Association Volume: 44 ISSN: 1058-8183 ISO Abbreviation: Vet Radiol Ultrasound Publication Date: 2003 Jul-Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2003-08-26 Completed Date: 2003-09-09 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9209635 Medline TA: Vet Radiol Ultrasound Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 392-400 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Anatomy, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA. |
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Animals Dogs Portasystemic Shunt, Surgical / veterinary* Tomography, Spiral Computed / methods, veterinary* |
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