Vertebral scale system to measure heart size in thoracic radiographs of Turkish shepherd (Kangal) dogs

Gulanber E., Gonenci R., Kaya Ü., Aksoy O., Biricik H.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF VETERINARY & ANIMAL SCIENCES, cilt.29, sa.3, ss.723-726, 2005 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 29 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2005
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF VETERINARY & ANIMAL SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.723-726
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: vertebral heart size, Turkish shepherd dog, Kangal, canine
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In veterinary medicine determination of heart size is important in evaluating patients with heart disease. In this study heart sizes were compared with thoracic vertebrae in 120 clinically normal Turkish shepherd dogs (42 female) without thoracic radiographic abnormalities. It was aimed to determine the heart sizes of Turkish shepherd dogs according the vertebral heart size (VHS). Lateral radiographs were obtained. Lengths of the long and short axis were determined with a ruler in millimeters. The dimensions were scaled against the length of the vertebrae beginning with the fourth thoracic vertebra. Mean standard deviation (SD) vertebral heart sizes were 9.7 +/- 0.67 vertebrae, mean +/- SD long axis dimensions were 5.24 +/- 0.39 vertebrae and mean +/- SD short axis dimensions 4.46 +/- 0.38 vertebrae. The vertebral heart size method is easy to use and objective for clinical practice.