Zanna Giordana, Zini Eric, Scarampella Fabia, Attanasi Anna, Arrighi Silvana, Auriemma Edoardo
Istituto Veterinario di Novara, Strada Provinciale, 9 Granozzo con Monticello 28060, Novara, Italy 28060.
Can J Vet Res. 2017 Oct;81(4):292-296.
Ultrasonography is not often used in feline dermatology. The purpose of this study was to assess the usefulness and applicability of ultrasonography for skin evaluation in 21 clinically healthy cats. Ultrasonographic examination was conducted in 4 cutaneous regions (frontal, dorsal neck, sacral, and abdominal) using an 18-MHz linear-sequential-array transducer. Findings were assessed using histomorphometric analysis of skin samples set as reference standards. Morphologic evaluation, thickness measurements, measurement variability, and comparison between regions and genders were carried out. The ultrasonographic pattern of feline skin was characterized by 3 distinct layers of different echogenicity and echostructure. Skin was thickest at the dorsal neck region and thinnest at the abdominal region. Skin at the frontal region and dorsal neck region was thicker in males. Variability was < 10% in all regions. No apparent correspondence was found between ultrasonographic and histometric measurements of skin thickness. Collectively, these findings suggest that ultrasonography is a simple, noninvasive, and reproducible technique that allows cutaneous layers to be identified and accurately measures skin thickness in cats.
超声检查在猫科动物皮肤病学中并不常用。本研究的目的是评估超声检查对21只临床健康猫皮肤评估的有用性和适用性。使用18兆赫线性顺序阵列换能器在4个皮肤区域（额部、颈背部、骶部和腹部）进行超声检查。使用设定为参考标准的皮肤样本的组织形态计量学分析来评估结果。进行了形态学评估、厚度测量、测量变异性以及区域和性别之间的比较。猫皮肤的超声图像特征为具有3个不同回声性和回声结构的明显层次。皮肤在颈背部区域最厚，在腹部区域最薄。额部和颈背部区域的皮肤在雄性中更厚。所有区域的变异性均<10%。在皮肤厚度的超声测量和组织测量之间未发现明显的对应关系。总体而言，这些发现表明超声检查是一种简单、无创且可重复的技术，能够识别皮肤层次并准确测量猫的皮肤厚度。
