Pérez Sara, Encinoso Mario, Corbera Juan Alberto, Morales Manuel, Arencibia Alberto, González-Rodríguez Eligia, Déniz Soraya, Melián Carlos, Suárez-Bonnet Alejandro, Jaber José Raduan
Instituto Universitario de Investigaciones Biomedicas y Sanitarias (IUIBS), Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Trasmontaña, Arucas, 35413 Las Palmas, Spain.
Hospital Clínico Veterinario, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Trasmontaña, Arucas, 35413 Las Palmas, Spain.
Animals (Basel). 2021 Apr 9;11(4):1078. doi: 10.3390/ani11041078.
This study aimed to describe the anatomic features of the normal head of the Komodo dragon () identified by computed tomography. CT images were obtained in two dragons using a helical CT scanner. All sections were displayed with a bone and soft tissue windows setting. Head reconstructed, and maximum intensity projection images were obtained to enhance bony structures. After CT imaging, the images were compared with other studies and reptile anatomy textbooks to facilitate the interpretation of the CT images. Anatomic details of the head of the Komodo dragon were identified according to the CT density characteristics of the different organic tissues. This information is intended to be a useful initial anatomic reference in interpreting clinical CT imaging studies of the head and associated structures in live Komodo dragons.
本研究旨在描述通过计算机断层扫描识别的科莫多巨蜥正常头部的解剖特征。使用螺旋CT扫描仪对两只科莫多巨蜥进行了CT图像采集。所有切片均采用骨窗和软组织窗设置显示。对头部进行重建,并获得最大密度投影图像以增强骨骼结构。CT成像后,将图像与其他研究及爬行动物解剖学教科书进行比较,以辅助对CT图像的解读。根据不同有机组织的CT密度特征确定了科莫多巨蜥头部的解剖细节。这些信息旨在为解读活体科莫多巨蜥头部及相关结构的临床CT成像研究提供一份有用的初步解剖学参考。