Veladiano Irene A, Banzato Tommaso, Bellini Luca, Montani Alessandro, Catania Salvatore, Zotti Alessandro
Department of Animal Medicine, Production and Health, University of Padua, Viale dell'Università 16, Legnaro (PD), 35020, Italy.
Clinic for Exotic Animals, CVS, Rome, 00137, Italy.
BMC Vet Res. 2016 Sep 5;12(1):182. doi: 10.1186/s12917-016-0821-6.
The increasing popularity gained by pet birds over recent decades has highlighted the role of avian medicine and surgery in the global veterinary scenario; such a need for speciality avian medical practice reflects the rising expectation for high-standard diagnostic imaging procedures. The aim of this study is to provide an atlas of matched anatomical cross-sections and contrast-enhanced CT images of the coelomic cavity in three highly diffused psittacine species.
Contrast-enhanced computed tomographic studies of the coelomic cavity were performed in 5 blue-and-gold macaws, 4 African grey parrots and 6 monk parakeets by means of a 4-multidetector-row CT scanner. Both pre- and post-contrast scans were acquired. Anatomical reference cross-sections were obtained from 5 blue-and-gold macaw, 7 African grey parrot, and 9 monk parakeet cadavers. The specimens were stored in a -20 °C freezer until completely frozen and then sliced at 5-mm intervals by means of a band saw. All the slices were photographed on both sides. Individual anatomical structures were identified by means of the available literature. Pre- and post-contrast attenuation reference values for the main coelomic organs are reported in Hounsfield units (HU).
The results provide an atlas of matched anatomical cross-sections and contrast-enhanced CT images of the coelomic cavity in three highly diffused psittacine species.
近几十年来，宠物鸟越来越受欢迎，这凸显了鸟类医学和外科手术在全球兽医领域的作用；对鸟类专科医疗实践的这种需求反映了对高标准诊断成像程序的期望不断提高。本研究的目的是提供三种高度常见的鹦鹉科鸟类体腔的匹配解剖横断面和对比增强CT图像图谱。
通过一台4排探测器CT扫描仪，对5只蓝黄金刚鹦鹉、4只非洲灰鹦鹉和6只和尚鹦鹉进行了体腔对比增强计算机断层扫描研究。采集了对比前和对比后的扫描图像。从5只蓝黄金刚鹦鹉、7只非洲灰鹦鹉和9只和尚鹦鹉的尸体上获取了解剖参考横断面。将标本储存在-20°C的冰箱中直至完全冷冻，然后用带锯以5毫米的间隔切片。所有切片都在两面拍照。通过现有文献识别各个解剖结构。主要体腔器官的对比前和对比后衰减参考值以亨氏单位（HU）报告。
研究结果提供了三种高度常见的鹦鹉科鸟类体腔的匹配解剖横断面和对比增强CT图像图谱。
