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ReviewJournal of feline medicine and surgery2021

Feline abdominal ultrasonography: what's normal? what's abnormal? The adrenal glands.

Sally Griffin

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Review in Journal of feline medicine and surgery, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sally GriffinBVSc, Ce666rtAVP, DipECVDI, Radiology Department, Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service, Highlands Road, Shirley, Solihull B90 4NH, UK.
Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

practical relevanceAbdominal ultrasound plays a vital role in the diagnostic work-up of many cats presenting to general and specialist practitioners. Ultrasound examination of the adrenal glands can provide important information pertaining to several conditions including hyperaldosteronism and hyperadrenocorticism. CLINICAL CHALLENGES: Despite ultrasonography being a commonly used modality, many practitioners are not comfortable performing an ultrasound examination or interpreting the resulting images. Even for the experienced ultrasonographer, differentiating between incidental findings, such as adrenal mineralisation, and clinically significant pathological changes can be challenging.

aimThis review, part of an occasional series on feline abdominal ultrasonography, discusses the ultrasonographic examination of the normal and diseased adrenal glands. Aimed at general practitioners who wish to improve their knowledge of and confidence in feline abdominal ultrasound, this review is accompanied by high-resolution images and videos available online as supplementary material. EQUIPMENT: Ultrasound facilities are readily available to most practitioners, although the use of ultrasonography as a diagnostic tool is highly dependent on operator experience. EVIDENCE BASE: Information provided in this article is drawn from the published literature and the author's own clinical experience.

Indexed as

Adrenal Gland DiseasesAdrenal GlandsAnimalsCat DiseasesCatsUltrasonographyacromegalyadrenal mineralisationhyperadrenocorticismhyperaldosteronismhyperthyroidismhypoadrenocorticismphaeochromocytomaUltrasound

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PMID33403910
PMCPMC11163886
OpenAlexW3119633398

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