Ultrasonographic anatomy of abdominal lymph nodes in the normal cat. Export

@article{citeulike:2456056, abstract = {Lymph nodes are essential structures to be evaluated in an ultrasonographic examination of the feline abdomen. It was hypothesized that current technical proficiency would allow all feline abdominal lymph nodes to be identified ultrasonographically. Ten clinically normal, adult, domestic shorthair cats were examined using real-time compound ultrasonographic imaging. The medial iliac lymph nodes were visible in 100\% of the cats, the jejunal lymph nodes in 90\%, the hepatic lymph nodes in 70\%, the aortic lumbar, the splenic, and the pancreaticoduodenal lymph nodes in 60\% each, the ileocecal and the colic lymph nodes in 50\% each, and the renal, the gastric, the sacral and the caudal mesenteric lymph nodes in 40\%, 30\%, 20\%, and 10\% of the cats, respectively. The inconsistent presence of lymph nodes, their poor echocontrast and interposed gas of the gastrointestinal tract explain the lower percentages of identification. The ultrasonographic length and diameter of the lymph nodes were determined. The majority of these measurements corresponded to those in the literature. We conclude that ultrasonography is a valuable tool for the identification and evaluation of most abdominal lymph nodes in the normal cat. Average ultrasonographic measurements are presented as a preliminary guideline for normal feline abdominal lymph nodes. ete}, address = {Department of Medical Imaging, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, Merelbeke B-9820, Belgium.}, author = {Schreurs, E. and Vermote, K. and Barberet, V. and Daminet, S. and Rudorf, H. and Saunders, J. H.}, citeulike-article-id = {2456056}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18251298}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=18251298}, issn = {1058-8183}, journal = {Vet Radiol Ultrasound}, keywords = {abdominal, anatomy, cat, lymph-node, ultrasound}, number = {1}, pages = {68--72}, posted-at = {2008-03-02 00:26:47}, priority = {2}, title = {Ultrasonographic anatomy of abdominal lymph nodes in the normal cat.}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18251298}, volume = {49}, year = {2008} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2456056 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2456056 N2 - Lymph nodes are essential structures to be evaluated in an ultrasonographic examination of the feline abdomen. It was hypothesized that current technical proficiency would allow all feline abdominal lymph nodes to be identified ultrasonographically. Ten clinically normal, adult, domestic shorthair cats were examined using real-time compound ultrasonographic imaging. The medial iliac lymph nodes were visible in 100% of the cats, the jejunal lymph nodes in 90%, the hepatic lymph nodes in 70%, the aortic lumbar, the splenic, and the pancreaticoduodenal lymph nodes in 60% each, the ileocecal and the colic lymph nodes in 50% each, and the renal, the gastric, the sacral and the caudal mesenteric lymph nodes in 40%, 30%, 20%, and 10% of the cats, respectively. The inconsistent presence of lymph nodes, their poor echocontrast and interposed gas of the gastrointestinal tract explain the lower percentages of identification. The ultrasonographic length and diameter of the lymph nodes were determined. The majority of these measurements corresponded to those in the literature. We conclude that ultrasonography is a valuable tool for the identification and evaluation of most abdominal lymph nodes in the normal cat. Average ultrasonographic measurements are presented as a preliminary guideline for normal feline abdominal lymph nodes. ete IS - 1 JF - Vet Radiol Ultrasound SN - 1058-8183 AD - Department of Medical Imaging, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, Merelbeke B-9820, Belgium. EP - 72 TI - Ultrasonographic anatomy of abdominal lymph nodes in the normal cat. VL - 49 SP - 68 KW - abdominal KW - anatomy KW - cat KW - lymph-node KW - ultrasound AU - Schreurs, E AU - Vermote, K AU - Barberet, V AU - Daminet, S AU - Rudorf, H AU - Saunders, JH PY - 2008///b UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18251298 ER -