A study of the inter- and intra-operator variability on selected echocardiographic measurements in dogs.

ABSTRACT: Standard transthoracic echocardiography is considered the non-invasive gold standard for the diagnosis of most cardiac diseases. Defining reproducibility, repeatability, and reliability of this exam is imperative to reduce errors in clinical evaluations. The present study aimed at: (1) evaluating the reproducibility and repeatability of 15 echocardiographic parameters in dogs by analyzing measurements obtained from several operators with different levels of experience and comparing them to the ones obtained from two board-certified operators (gold standards - GSs); (2) assessing whether different formative paths have an influence on the variability of the echocardiographic measurements. Fifty-one operators have been included in this study, along with two diplomates of the European College

SUBMITTER: Ghilardi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10698089 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature