Theses and Dissertations

Issuing Body

Mississippi State University

Advisor

Lee, Alison

Committee Member

Seitz, Marc

Committee Member

Sullivant, Alyssa

Date of Degree

5-1-2020

Original embargo terms

Visible to MSU only for 2 years

Document Type

Graduate Thesis - Open Access

Major

Veterinary Medical Science

Degree Name

Master of Science

Degree Name

Master of Science (M.S.)

College

College of Veterinary Medicine

College

College of Veterinary Medicine

Department

College of Veterinary Medicine

Abstract

The use of computed tomography in patients with gastrointestinal disease is increasing. However, the triple-phase computed tomographic angiographic appearance of the canine small intestine and the effects that phase of contrast enhancement and plane of reconstruction have on the appearance of the small intestine have not been fully evaluated. The purposes of this study were to investigate these effects on the appearance of the small intestinal wall. The minimal and maximal small intestinal diameter, wall thickness, number of wall layers identified, and degree of mucosal enhancement were recorded. The plane of reconstruction did not have any significant effects on wall thickness, diameter, degree of mucosal enhancement, or number of wall layers identified. There was a positive association between body weight and intestinal diameter. The arterial phase demonstrated the greatest mucosal enhancement and number of wall layers identified. The transverse plane was subjectively the most useful for evaluation of the small intestines.

URI

https://hdl.handle.net/11668/16934

Comments

computed tomography||Small intestine||computed tomographic angiography||inflammatory bowel disease||canine abdomen||canine abdominal CT

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