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Ultrasonographic Resistive Index of the Cranial Pancreaticoduodenal Artery in Normal Conscious Dogs (정상견에서 전방 췌장십이장 동맥의 초음파학적 혈관 저항지수)

  • Eom, Ki-Dong;Lee, Hae-oon;Seong, Yun-sang;Lee, Jeong-min;Lee, Jong-won;Oh, Tae-ho
    • Journal of Veterinary Clinics
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    • v.20 no.3
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    • pp.274-277
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    • 2003
  • The purpose of this study was to determine the range of resistive index(RI) of the cranial pancreaticoduodenal artery(cPDA) in the normal dog's and to assess the possibility of clinical application of RI for diagnosing a pancreatitis. Five patients with acute pancreatitis and 17 healthy adult beagle dogs were used. Duplex color Doppler ultrasonographic examination was performed by using a real-time scanner with 11-MHz linear-array transducer. The dogs were restrained in dorsal recumbency without the use of chemical agent. The mean RI of the normal pancreas(0.63$\pm$0.04) was significantly(t = 5.79, p = 0.001) different from acute pancreatitis dog(0.75$\pm$0.04). Duplex color Doppler ultrasonography was an useful technique for detecting and measuring RI of the cPDA. The evaluation of RI of the cPDA may be a valuable supportive diagnostic procedure for evaluating the pancreatitis or suspected in dogs.