Evaluation of canine prostate volume in calculated tomographic images - comparison of two assessment methods.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Since most prostatic diseases are associated with the organ's enlargement, evaluation of prostatic size is a main criterion in the diagnosis of prostatic state of health. While enlargement is a non-uniform process, volumetric measurements are believed to be advantageous to any single dimensional parameter for the diagnosis of prostatomegaly. In a previous study, volume was analysed with a slice addition technique (SAT), which was validated as highly accurate. Irrespective of high accuracy, SAT represents a complex and time-consuming procedure, which limits its clinical use. Thus, demand exists for more practical volume assessment methods. In this study, the prostatic volume of 95 canine patients (58 intact males, 37 neutered males) were analysed retrospectively by using the elli

SUBMITTER: Haverkamp K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6806524 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature