Abako Justyna, Holak Piotr, Bajon Joanna, Zhalniarovich Yauheni
Department of Surgery and Radiology with Clinic, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland.
Animals (Basel). 2022 May 6;12(9):1187. doi: 10.3390/ani12091187.
Ultrasound is an imaging technique commonly used in veterinary medicine. Ultrasound devices are widely available, their means of examination are relatively short and cheap, and they do not generate ionizing radiation. In addition, ultrasound generally does not need to be performed under general anesthesia. This study was performed on 23 canine cadavers with full clinical histories and with no confirmed pathological changes in the spine region. The imaging modalities were established in dogs in lateral recumbency, with the selected side being the uppermost angle, in a neutral position. All dogs were examined in the transverse and longitudinal planes. Sacral crest, intertransverse ligament, vertebral canal floor, vertebral body, and intervertebral discs were only visible in the longitudinal plane. Vertebral arch, supraspinal ligament, dorsal wall of the vertebral canal and muscles were visualized only in the transverse plane. This article provides a brief and relatively easy-to-perform protocol for ultrasound imaging of the lumbar spine of dogs. In addition, it presents a detailed description of the sonoanatomy of the area under investigation.
超声是兽医学中常用的一种成像技术。超声设备广泛可得，其检查方式相对耗时短且成本低，并且不会产生电离辐射。此外，超声检查一般无需在全身麻醉下进行。本研究对23具具有完整临床病史且脊柱区域未确诊有病理变化的犬类尸体进行。成像方式是让犬侧卧，选择的一侧为最上方的角度，处于中立位置。所有犬只均在横切面和纵切面上进行检查。骶嵴、横突间韧带、椎管底部、椎体和椎间盘仅在纵切面上可见。椎弓、棘上韧带、椎管后壁和肌肉仅在横切面上可显示。本文提供了一个简短且相对易于操作的犬腰椎超声成像方案。此外，还对所研究区域的超声解剖结构进行了详细描述。
