Assessment of Rabbit Spleen Size Using Ultrasonography

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Yuji TAKEDA¹  Fumie JIMMA¹  Masamichi UENO¹  Mayumi HIDAKA¹  Abbi R. SANIABADI¹  Nobuhito KASHIWAGI¹  Katsuya HIRAISHI¹  Hiromu SHIBUSAWA¹  Kenta KANEDA¹  Hideyuki ASAOKA¹ 

[1]JIMRO Co., Ltd., Research Division

关键词: endotoxin shock;    rabbit spleen;    ultrasonography;   

DOI  :  10.1292/jvms.69.841

学科分类：兽医学

来源: Japanese Society of Veterinary Science

【 摘 要 】

References(9)Assessment of spleen size using the ultrasonography has become a standard practice in human. However, the assessment is not established method in experimental animals. To establish the index to assess the spleen size using ultrasonography, we measured the cross-section image of rabbit spleen during endotoxin shock. The image of the cross-section was appeared as triangle, and the height of the triangular image was defined as the spleen index. This spleen index showed strong correlation with the spleen weight. In conclusion, this method is suitable for observation of changes in rabbit spleen size and may reduce the number of rabbit in the longitudinal studies.

【 授权许可】

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