ArticleJournal of feline medicine and surgery2021
Ultrasonographic evaluation of adrenal gland size in two body weight categories of healthy adult cats.
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- Comparison of canine adrenal gland size assessment using ultrasonography and computed tomography.BMC veterinary research · 2026Article
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- Iatrogenic adrenal atrophy following oral corticotherapy is not reliably identified ultrasonographically in cats.The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne · 2023Article
- Case report: Androgen-secreting adrenocortical tumors in eight cats.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2023Article
- Ultrasonographic Detected Adrenomegaly in Clinically Ill Cats: A Retrospective Study.Veterinary sciences · 2022Article
- Feline abdominal ultrasonography: what's normal? what's abnormal? The adrenal glands.Journal of feline medicine and surgery · 2021Review
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Abstract
objectivesAdrenal gland size and its association with body weight have been rarely evaluated in cats. This study was undertaken to assess the association between feline body weight and adrenal gland thickness, and to propose reference intervals (RIs) for adrenal gland thickness in healthy cats.
methodsThis was a cross-sectional study in which 39 healthy cats were included. The cats were divided into two weight categories, classified as ⩽4.0 kg and >4-8 kg of ideal body weight (with 13 and 26 cats in each group, respectively), which took into consideration the body condition score of the cats. All cats underwent an ultrasound examination that was taken from a subcostal position. Maximum dorsoventral thicknesses of the left (MTL) and right (MTR) adrenal glands were measured in a sagittal plane. RIs were obtained for the maximum thickness (MT), which included the MTLs and MTRs of each cat. RIs with the 90% confidence intervals were calculated according to American Society for Veterinary Clinical Pathology guidelines on RIs.
resultsNo statistical differences for adrenal gland thickness were observed between the left and right ( CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: The use of RIs based on two group sizes allows for a more accurate ultrasonographic evaluation of adrenal gland thickness in cats. The maximum normal adrenal gland thickness is lower in smaller cats (3.9 mm for those weighing ⩽4 kg and 4.8 mm for those weighing >4-8 kg).
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