التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Transcutaneous Abdominal Ultrasound in African Giant Rat (Cricetomys gambianus). |
| المؤلفون: |
Akinloye, Adebayo K., Maruf, Lawal, Ayobami, Makinde Oludele, Lois, Sanni Jesudunni, Adetola, Ajadi R. |
| المصدر: |
Alexandria Journal of Veterinary Sciences; Jul2018, Vol. 58 Issue 1, p85-90, 6p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
RATS, ULTRASONIC imaging |
| مستخلص: |
Transcutaneous abdominal ultrasound was performed in six adult African Giant Rats (AGR) of both sexes (3 males and 3 females) with mean weight of 825.0 ± 166.0g. Prior to imaging, they were anaesthetized with intra-peritoneal injections of 5mg/kg of 2% Xylazine Hydrochloride and 10mg/kg of 5% Ketamine hydrochloride to facilitate proper restraint. Each rat was examined sonographically using portable ultrasound machine with a 10.0 MHz linear transducer. Measurements such as Dorso-ventral Length of the liver (DVL), Cranio-caudal Length of the liver (CCL), Gall Bladder Long axis (GBLA) and Gall Bladder Short Axis (GBSA) were determined sonographically. Other measurements taken were Stomach Diameter (SD), Stomach Wall Thickness (SWT), Intestinal Wall Thickness (IWT), Right Kidney Long Axis (RKLA), Right Kidney Short Axis (RKSA), Left Kidney Long Axis (LKLA) and Left Kidney Short Axis (LKSA), Uterine Wall Thickness (UWT) and Uterine Diameter (UD). Result showed that the liver of AGR was moderately echogenic and was hypoechoic relatively to the renal capsule. The hepatic vessels appeared as anaechoic strands coursing through the liver, while the gall bladder was anaechoic. The stomach was multilayered with the lumen somewhat hyperechoic. The caecum was large and the lumen contains hyperechoic material. Other segments of the intestine were difficult to identify. The kidneys were oval in shape with homogenously gray hyperechoic cortex, while the medulla was hypoechoic. The ovaries of AGR were not visualized with the ultrasound machine. The uterine serosa and endometrium were hyperechoic, the lumen was somewhat hypoechoic. This is the first study describing the sonographic features of major abdominal structures in the AGR. Result of this study can serve as baseline data for further ultrasound studies of the abdomen in domestic and wild rodents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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