Acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) elastography of adrenal glands in healthy adult dogs

ABSTRACT To describe the ARFI elastography in the evaluation of the adrenal glands in adult dogs, to evaluate the stiffness of adrenal parenchyma and to determine the qualitative and quantitative standards of the ARFI technique, which have not yet been described in veterinary medicine. Sixty adrenal glands from thirty healthy adult dogs were evaluated by B-mode and qualitative and quantitative ARFI elastography to assess the stiffness of healthy parenchyma and to determine the quality and quantity (shear velocity) standards of ARFI technique in body, cranial and caudal adrenal poles. Findings of ultrasonography evaluations were normal. Qualitative elastography showed that adrenal glands were not deformable and presented homogeneous middle-gray areas. The results of shear wave velocity were similar statically (P = 0.3087): 1) left adrenal - 1.42 m/s for cranial polar, 1.31 m/s for body region, and 1.71 m/s for caudal polar; 2) right adrenal - 1.42 m/s for cranial polar, 1.74 m/s for body region and 1.63 m/s for caudal pole. Quantitative and qualitative ARFI elastography of dogs' adrenal glands is feasible, well tolerated, easily implemented and may provide baseline data in the study of this structure to allow the use of ARFI.

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Autores principales:	Fernandez,S., Feliciano,M.A.R., Borin-Crivellenti,S., Crivellenti,L.Z., Maronezi,M.C., Simões,A.P.R., Silva,P.D.A., Uscategui,R.R., Cruz,N.R.N., Santana,A.E., Vicente,W.R.R.
Formato:	Digital revista
Idioma:	English
Publicado:	Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Escola de Veterinária 2017
Acceso en línea:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352017000200340
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