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B Mode Ultrasonography And Elastography In The Evaluation Of The Pectineus Muscle Indogs With Hip Dysplasia, Pedro Paulo Rossignoli, Marcus Antônio Rossi Feliciano, Bruno Watanabe Minto, Marjury Cristina Maronezi, Ricardo Andres Ramirez Uscategui, Cléber Kazuo Ido, Daniele Santos Rolemberg, Luís Guilherme De Faria, Igor Cezar Kniphoff Da Cruz, Luiz Paulo Nogueira Aires

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

The goal of this study was to describe and compare B mode and elastographic characteristics of the pectineus muscle of healthy dogs with dysplastic dogs. Thirty-one dogs (62 limbs) with hip dysplasia and 17 nondysplastic dogs (34 limbs) were evaluated. The hip dysplasia score was defined according to the Fédération Cynologique Internationale. Using B mode, echotexture and echogenicity of different regions of the pectineus muscle were evaluated. By means of ARFI elastography, qualitative (elastogram) and quantitative (shear wave velocity) tissue stiffness was assessed. B mode findings demonstrated a hyperechoic and heterogeneous pattern of the pectineus tissue in dogs with hip …