TY - JOUR
T1 - Identification of normal parameters for ultrasonographic examination of the equine large colon and cecum
AU - Hendrickson, Eli H.S.
AU - Malone, Erin D.
AU - Sage, Abby M.
PY - 2007/3
Y1 - 2007/3
N2 - Six healthy horses were examined by using transabdominal ultrasonography, as described (1-3), to evaluate activity, and size of the large colon and cecum at various locations. Using size and number of sacculations, activity patterns and contractile frequency; significant differences that would allow ultrasonographic identification of dorsal versus ventral colons, if they were displaced, were not found. The cecum had significantly greater activity than the colon, and a trend was seen towards smaller sacculations in the cecum than in the large colon.
AB - Six healthy horses were examined by using transabdominal ultrasonography, as described (1-3), to evaluate activity, and size of the large colon and cecum at various locations. Using size and number of sacculations, activity patterns and contractile frequency; significant differences that would allow ultrasonographic identification of dorsal versus ventral colons, if they were displaced, were not found. The cecum had significantly greater activity than the colon, and a trend was seen towards smaller sacculations in the cecum than in the large colon.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 17436906
AN - SCOPUS:34047254928
SN - 0008-5286
VL - 48
SP - 289
EP - 291
JO - Canadian Veterinary Journal
JF - Canadian Veterinary Journal
IS - 3
ER -