Section of Diagnostic Imaging, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 260, Zurich, Switzerland.
Res Vet Sci. 2012 Feb;92(1):7-12. doi: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2010.10.019. Epub 2010 Nov 10.
The present study was performed to provide computed tomographic (CT) reference values for structures in the thorax of 26 clinically normal Saanen goats. Animals were anesthetized, positioned in sternal recumbency and transverse images with a reconstructed 1.5mm slice thickness were obtained by use of a 40-slice CT scanner. Absolute and relative measurements of the trachea, heart, cranial vena cava, thoracic aorta, caudal vena cava, right and left principal bronchus, right and left caudal lobar bronchus and the concomitant branch of the right and left pulmonary artery and vein, large caudal mediastinal lymph node and lung density were performed with dedicated software. Minimal to moderate interstitial or bronchopneumonia was incidentally found on CT in 24 animals. In conclusion, CT images obtained in this study can be used as a reference for the evaluation of thoracic diseases in goats.
本研究旨在为 26 只临床正常的萨能奶山羊胸部结构提供计算机断层扫描（CT）参考值。动物被麻醉，置于胸骨后卧姿，使用 40 层 CT 扫描仪获得重建为 1.5mm 层厚的横断图像。使用专用软件对气管、心脏、颈静脉、胸主动脉、腔静脉、右和左主支气管、右和左后叶支气管以及相应的右和左肺动脉和静脉分支、大的后纵隔淋巴结和肺密度进行了绝对和相对测量。24 只动物的 CT 偶然发现有轻度至中度间质性或支气管肺炎。总之，本研究中获得的 CT 图像可用于评估山羊的胸部疾病。
