ArticleFrontiers in veterinary science2022
Comparison of thoracic ultrasonography and thoracic radiography between healthy adult horses and horses with bacterial pneumonia using a novel, objective ultrasonographic scoring system.
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- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Veterinary Medicine-The ARDSVet Definitions.Journal of veterinary emergency and critical care (San Antonio, Tex. : 2001)Pooled it
- Bacterial Pneumonia in Horses: Insights from a 10-Year European Single-Centre Retrospective Study.Veterinary sciences · 2026Article
- Clinical and microbiota alterations in performance horses undergoing long-distance transport.Journal of veterinary internal medicine · 2026Article
- Antimicrobial Resistance inAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- The diagnostic utility of thoracic ultrasonography in sheep and goats with contagious caprine pleuropneumonia.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Review
- Survey of the approach to the diagnosis and management of bacterial pneumonia in adult horses by equine veterinarians.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2024Article
- An updated description of bacterial pneumonia in adult horses and factors associated with death.Journal of veterinary internal medicineArticle
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Abstract
Background: Thoracic ultrasonography (TUS) is widely used in equine practice but comparison to radiography is limited in horses. Objectives: To validate a novel, objective scoring system for TUS in adult horses and to compare ultrasonographic and radiographic findings. Animals: 13 healthy horses and 9 with confirmed bacterial pneumonia. Methods: Prospective study in which TUS and radiography were performed on healthy horses and those with bacterial pneumonia confirmed by clinical signs and results of transtracheal wash analysis. Ultrasonography was scored utilizing a novel scoring system evaluating number of comet tail lesions, the presence or absence of pleural effusion and/or pulmonary consolidation in each intercostal space. Eighteen horses had thoracic radiographs taken that were scored by a board-certified radiologist utilizing a previously described system. Total scores were recorded and compared between control and diseased patients. Results/Findings: Ultrasonographic scores were significantly higher in the diseased group (median= 126) than in the control group (median = 20, Conclusions and clinical importance: TUS had moderate sensitivity and high specificity for identification of bacterial pneumonia in adult horses. TUS appears to be an acceptable stand-alone imaging modality for diagnosis of bacterial pneumonia in horses when radiography is not practical.
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