Postmortem imaging in goats using computed tomography with air as a negative contrast agent.
Journal
PloS one
ISSN: 1932-6203
Titre abrégé: PLoS One
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101285081
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2019
2019
Historique:
received:
30
11
2018
accepted:
08
04
2019
entrez:
24
4
2019
pubmed:
24
4
2019
medline:
15
2
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Evaluation of the usefulness of air as a negative contrast medium of blood vessels in goats in post mortem computed tomography (PMCT) and establishing the protocol with appropriate doses and timing of the contrast medium administration. Thirty three goats were euthanized 10 to 300 min before the study. First, in 3 goats air was administered into the left or right common carotid artery at dose of 60, 100 and 120 ml/kg, and after each dose PMCT was performed in lateral recumbency. As the latter dose proved to visualize blood vessels best, following 30 goats were examined in the same manner but only with the use of air dose of 120 ml/kg. The quality of CT scans was evaluated independently by two board-certified radiologists. In all studied animals the vascular system filled with air was clearly visualized on CT scans. In most of goats this amount of air revealed vessels smaller than 4 mm in diameter. PMCT with air as a negative contrast agent may be an alternative technique used in post-mortem angiography.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31013296
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0215758
pii: PONE-D-18-32311
pmc: PMC6478312
doi:
Substances chimiques
Contrast Media
0
Types de publication
Evaluation Study
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
e0215758Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Références
Int J Legal Med. 2013 Sep;127(5):981-9
pubmed: 23292183
Vet Radiol Ultrasound. 2017 May;58(3):245-258
pubmed: 28233422
Meat Sci. 2016 Mar;113:35-40
pubmed: 26610289
J Zoo Wildl Med. 2011 Mar;42(1):128-30
pubmed: 22946383
J Equine Sci. 2016;27(3):115-118
pubmed: 27703406
Clin Radiol. 2011 Jul;66(7):645-50
pubmed: 21377145
Arch Med Sadowej Kryminol. 2013 Jul-Sep;63(3):155-71
pubmed: 24672893
Forensic Sci Int. 2016 Apr;261:116-22
pubmed: 26921814
BMC Vet Res. 2015 Sep 02;11:229
pubmed: 26329821
Int J Legal Med. 2011 Nov;125(6):791-802
pubmed: 21057803
Forensic Sci Int. 2007 Aug 24;171(1):63-6
pubmed: 16831528