Journal of Veterinary Clinics (한국임상수의학회지)

The Korean Society of Veterinary Clinics (한국임상수의학회)
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Comparison of Ultrasonography and Video-otoscopy for the Evaluation of the Tympanic Membrane in Otitis Dogs

외이염 발생견에서 고막평가를 위한 초음파 및 이경 검사법 비교

  • Lee Jong-won (College of Veterinary Medicine, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Eom Ki-dong (College of Veterinary Medicine, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Seong Yun-sang (College of Veterinary Medicine, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Lee Hae-oon (College of Veterinary Medicine, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Moon Kum-jung (College of Veterinary Medicine, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Bae Sun-hee (College of Veterinary Medicine, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Byun Tae-Kyung (College of Veterinary Medicine, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Song Gyoung-ho (College of Veterinary Medicine, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Jeon Jong-hoon (College of Veterinary Medicine, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Jang Kwang-ho (College of Veterinary Medicine, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Oh Tae-ho (College of Veterinary Medicine, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Lee Keun-woo (College of Veterinary Medicine, Kyungpook National University)
  • 이종원 (경북대학교 수의과대학) ;
  • 엄기동 (경북대학교 수의과대학) ;
  • 성윤상 (경북대학교 수의과대학) ;
  • 이해운 (경북대학교 수의과대학) ;
  • 문금정 (경북대학교 수의과대학) ;
  • 배선희 (경북대학교 수의과대학) ;
  • 변태경 (경북대학교 수의과대학) ;
  • 송경호 (경북대학교 수의과대학) ;
  • 전종훈 (경북대학교 수의과대학) ;
  • 장광호 (경북대학교 수의과대학) ;
  • 오태호 (경북대학교 수의과대학) ;
  • 이근우 (경북대학교 수의과대학)
  • Published : 2005.12.01
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Abstract

The aim of this study was to compare ultrasonography with video-otoscopy for the evalution of the external ear canal and the tympanum. Fifty dogs with clinical signs ot the bilateral ear diseases were examined using otoscopy under general anesthesia. Ultrasonographic examination was performed with an 11 MHz linear-arrary probe and a 6.5MHz convex probe, with the external ear canal filled with saline. Saline functioned as a contrast media and enhanced image quality of ultrasonography. The images of 100 ears before and after the ear cleansing were obtained at otoscopy and ultrasonography. On the video-otoscopic images, the tympanic membrane was identified in 59 ears before the ear cleansing and 91 ears after cleansing. On the ultrasonography, the tympanic membrane was detected in 98 ears before the ear cleansing and in all ears after cleansing. With these results, it was concluded that ultrasonography with infusing saline into the ear canal, could be a useful diagnostic procedure to identify the tympanic membrane in otitis dogs.

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