HEART MEASUREMENTS OF NON-HUMAN PRIMATES BY RADIOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUES

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Abstract

Thoracic Radiology is a diagnostic technique used to study several aberrations, including cardiac abnormalities, which can be determined by VHS (vertebral heart size). The heart length and width are measured, and the CTR (cardiothoracic ratio) is calculated, by comparing the heart width to the thoracic diameter. This study aimed at measuring the cardiac silhouette of non-human primates (PNH) belonging to the genus Sapajus sp., and the Alouatta guariba species through VHS and CTR. From among the eight animals assessed, it was evident that in both the Sapajus sp. and the Alouatta guariba, the highest HSV change index was observed, depending upon the age of the animal. However, although the individuals of the Alouatta guariba species are bigger in size and heavier, the animals of the genus Sapajus sp. have a larger heart size in proportion to their body.
Key words: Heart, thoracic diameter, radiology, heart silhouette.

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Mari Jane Taube, Universidade Estadual do Centro Oeste- UNICENTRO

Especialista em Diagnóstico por Imagem, mestranda em Ciência Animal.

Luciana do Amaral Oliveira, Universidade Estadual do Centro Oeste- UNICENTRO

Especialista em Diagnóstico por Imagem

Patricia Santos Rossi, Universidade Estadual do Centro Oeste- UNICENTRO

Mestranda em Ciências Veterinárias

Andressa Hiromi Sagae, Universidade Estadual do Centro Oeste- UNICENTRO

Especialista em Clínica Médica e Cirúrgica de Pequenos Animais

Ricardo Coelho Lehmkuhl, Universidade Estadual do Centro Oeste- UNICENTRO

Docente em Diagnóstico por Imagem- UNICENTRO

Zara Bortolini, Universidade Estadual do Centro Oeste- UNICENTRO

Docente em Diagnóstico por Imagem-UNICENTRO

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Published

2019-06-28

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TAUBE, M. J.; OLIVEIRA, L. do A.; ROSSI, P. S.; SAGAE, A. H.; LEHMKUHL, R. C.; BORTOLINI, Z. HEART MEASUREMENTS OF NON-HUMAN PRIMATES BY RADIOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUES. Brazilian Animal Science/ Ciência Animal Brasileira, Goiânia, v. 20, p. 1–7, 2019. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/vet/article/view/52786. Acesso em: 17 jul. 2024.

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Vol. 20 (2019): Continuous publication

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MEDICINA VETERINÁRIA

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