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ArticleBiology letters2025

A comparative study of portable ultrasound devices in the evaluation of Atlantic bottlenose dolphin mammary gland morphology.

María José Robles-Malagamba, Guillermo J Sánchez-Contreras, Jan Wölfer, Mason N Dean

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Article in Biology letters, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

María José Robles-MalagambaCity University of Hong Kong Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.ORCID 0000-0002-7559-411X
Guillermo J Sánchez-ContrerasVeterinary Medicine, The Dolphin Company, Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0002-7664-2531
Jan WölferHumboldt-Universitat zu Berlin Mathematisch Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultat, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8630-2461
Mason N DeanCity University of Hong Kong Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.ORCID 0000-0002-5026-6216

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diagnostic ultrasound imaging is vital in human and veterinary medicine, facilitating non-invasive examinations and enhancing clinical outcomes. However, despite the increasing advances in ultrasound technology, there are few animal studies comparing scanner performance, particularly between cart-based and handheld models. We evaluated the performance of three ultrasound scanners-the cart-based Sonosite Edge II and handhelds Clarius Scanner C3 HD3 and Edge SS-H6-on mammary gland assessment of female Atlantic bottlenose dolphins (

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Bottle-Nosed DolphinMammary Glands, AnimalUltrasonography, MammaryAnimalsFemaleUltrasonographydiagnostic imaginghandheld ultrasound scannermarine mammal researchportable ultrasound machineultrasonographyveterinary medicine

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PMID41086856
PMCPMC12520763

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