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Comparison between intraosseous and subcutaneous excretory urography in Persian squirrels
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Mehdi Tavana1, Seyedeh Zeinab Peighambarzadeh1 and
Shayan Habib Savojbolaghi2 |
1Department
of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Shoushtar branch,
Islamic Azad University, Shoushtar,
Iran; 2Department
of Radiology, Faculty of Specialized Veterinary Sciences, Science and
Research Branch, Islamic Azad University,
Tehran,
Iran
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Abstract |
Thirteen hundred mg iodine/kg body weight was injected subcutaneously
over shoulder area in ten clinically healthy adult Persian squirrels
with no signs of urinary system disorder.
Urographic examinations by the intraosseous route were performed in the
same animals 7 days later.
Lateral and ventrodorsal radiographs were taken
every 2 minutes
until the pyelogram was finished. Subcutaneous injection was successful
to show pyelogram, uretrogram and cystogram but it was unsuccessful in
showing a diagnostic nephrogram. Optimum visualization of the renal
paranchyma, calices, ureters and the urinary bladder was between
41.00±11.60 and 219.00±8.00 minutes after injection. This long range of
time may help clinician to make radiographs without having stress for
losing critically best time for urograms.
Intraosseous injection of iodixanol
was successful to show nephrogram, pyelogram, uretrogram and cystogram
clearly.
The optimum opacity was between
1.54±0.76
and 5.60±1.1.67
minutes after injection.
There were no abnormal clinical signs after one week of the experiments.
Intraosseous urography could be an effective and reliable method for
small animals.
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Keywords:
Persian squirrels;
intraosseous; subcutaneous; excretory urography |
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To cite this article:
Tavana M, SZ Peighambarzadeh and SH Savojbolaghy,
2015.
Comparison between intraosseous and subcutaneous excretory urogaphy in
Persian squirrels.
Res.
Opin. Anim. Vet. Sci., 5(1): 25-29. |
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