Journal of Veterinary Clinics (한국임상수의학회지)

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Radiographic Measurements of Normal Spleen Size in Dogs

개에서 정상 비장크기의 방사선학적 계측

  • Choi, Ho-Jung (College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Lee, Young-Won (College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Lee, Kyung-Woo (School of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Wang, Ji-Hwan (Research Institute of Life Sciences, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Jung, In-Jo (Research Institute of Life Sciences, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Yeon, Seong-Chan (Research Institute of Life Sciences, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Lee, Hyo-Jong (Research Institute of Life Sciences, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Lee, Hee-Chun (Research Institute of Life Sciences, Gyeongsang National University)
  • 최호정 (충남대학교 수의과대학) ;
  • 이영원 (충남대학교 수의과대학) ;
  • 이경우 (경상대학교 의학전문대학원) ;
  • 왕지환 (경상대학교 생명과학연구원) ;
  • 정인조 (경상대학교 생명과학연구원) ;
  • 연성찬 (경상대학교 생명과학연구원) ;
  • 이효종 (경상대학교 생명과학연구원) ;
  • 이희천 (경상대학교 생명과학연구원)
  • Published : 2007.12.31
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to estimate the standard of normal spleen size and its variations in relation to age, body weight(BW) and 1st lumbar vertebra($L_1$) length using radiographs. The Maximum transverse length (MTL) and maximum vertical length(MVL) of the spleen were obtained from ventrodorsal abdominal radiographs of 134 dogs which underwent radiography for indications unrelated to splenic disease. Splenic size did not significantly correlated with the age. MTL and MVL increased with BW according to the nonlinear correlation. Also, MTL and MVL increased with $L_1$ length according to the linear correlation.

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