Analysing Radiographic Cardiothoracic Indices Across Age Groups in Pugs: A Comparative Study

Authors

  • Hiren M Barot Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Kamdhenu University, Anand - 388001, Gujarat, India
  • Pinesh V Parikh 1Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Kamdhenu University, Anand - 388001, Gujarat, India
  • Bhairavi N Sodagar Tata Trust Small Animal Hospital, Mahalaxmi, Mumbai, Maharastra, India
  • Ashish C Patel Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Kamdhenu University, Anand - 388001, Gujarat, India
  • Ankush J Mayani Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Kamdhenu University, Anand - 388001, Gujarat, India
  • Forum A Asodiya Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Kamdhenu University, Anand - 388001, Gujarat, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48165/ijvsbt.20.4.08

Keywords:

Cardiothoracic indices, DCM, Pugs, Radiographic indices,, Reference values.

Abstract

The present research work was carried out to standardize normal reference values of various radiographic indices in 13 healthy Pugs  and compare for different age effects. The dogs were divided into two age groups (Group P1, > 1 to < 4 years, n=6, and Group P2, > 4  to < 8 years, n=7) to evaluate whether cardiothoracic radiographic indices differ between the two age groups of dogs. Cardiothoracic  radiography was taken without any sedation or anaesthesia and all radiographic measurements were done using software MicroDicom  DICOM Viewer. Various cardiothoracic radiography indices studied in the Pug dogs did not vary significantly between the age groups.  However, mean values of various cardiothoracic radiography indices, viz., Vertebral Heart Score (VHS), Radiographic Left Atrial  Dimension (RLAD), Vertebral Left Atrial Size (VLAS), LAwidth, LAtotal, Thoracic Inlet Heart Size (THIS), Manubrium Heart Score (MHS) and  Cardiothoracic Ratio (CTR) can be used for diagnosis of left atrial enlargement and cardiomegaly in DCM affected dogs as an adjunct  to echocardiography. Based on present findings, we concluded that mean values of various cardiothoracic radiography indices can be  used as breed-specific reference values for screening of dogs suspected for cardiac disease. 

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2024-07-01

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Vol. 20 No. 4 (2024): The Indian Journal of Veterinary Sciences and Biotechnology (IJVSBT) 2024

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Barot, H.M., Parikh, P.V., Sodagar, B.N., Patel, A.C., Mayani, A.J., & Asodiya, F.A. (2024). Analysing Radiographic Cardiothoracic Indices Across Age Groups in Pugs: A Comparative Study. Indian Journal of Veterinary Sciences and Biotechnology, 20(4), 33–38. https://doi.org/10.48165/ijvsbt.20.4.08
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