Computed tomographic evaluation Medical Imaging of portal vein indices in cats with the extrahepatic portosystemic shunts
- Author:
Eunji JEONG
1
;
Jin-Young CHUNG
;
Jin-Ok AHN
;
Hojung CHOI
;
Youngwon LEE
;
Kija LEE
;
Sooyoung CHOI
Author Information
- Publication Type:Research Report
- From:Journal of Veterinary Science 2024;25(3):e37-
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:EN
-
Abstract:
Objective:This study aimed to establish normal reference values for PV indices (PV/Ao ratio and PV diameter) in cats and determine the usefulness of these for predicting symptomatic EHPSS.
Methods:This study included 95 dogs and 114 cats that underwent abdominal CT. The canine normal (CN) group included dogs without EHPSS. The cats were classified into feline normal (FN, 88/114), feline asymptomatic (FA, 16/114), and feline symptomatic (FS, 10/114) groups.The PV and Ao diameters were measured in axial cross-sections.
Results:The group FN had a higher PV/Ao ratio than the group CN (p < 0.001). Within the feline groups, the PV indices were in the order FN > FA > FS (both p < 0.001). The mean PV diameter and PV/Ao ratio for group FN were 5.23 ± 0.77 mm and 1.46 ± 0.19, respectively. The cutoff values between groups FN and FS were 4.115 mm for PV diameter (sensitivity, 100%; specificity, 97.7%) and 1.170 for PV/Ao ratio (90%, 92.1%). The cutoff values between group FA and FS were 3.835 mm (90%, 93.8%) and 1.010 (70%, 100%), respectively.
Conclusions:and Relevance: The results demonstrated significant differences in PV indices between dogs and cats. In cats, the PV/Ao ratio demonstrated high diagnostic performance for symptomatic EHPSS. The PV diameter also performed well, in contrast to dogs.
