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Main Authors: Caterina Puccinelli, Tommaso Vezzosi, Giovanni Grosso, Rosalba Tognetti, Edoardo Auriemma, Oriol Domenech, Simonetta Citi
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Published: Wiley 2024
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Online Access:https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/vru.13402
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author Caterina Puccinelli
Tommaso Vezzosi
Giovanni Grosso
Rosalba Tognetti
Edoardo Auriemma
Oriol Domenech
Simonetta Citi
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Tommaso Vezzosi
Giovanni Grosso
Rosalba Tognetti
Edoardo Auriemma
Oriol Domenech
Simonetta Citi
Caterina Puccinelli
Tommaso Vezzosi
Giovanni Grosso
Rosalba Tognetti
Edoardo Auriemma
Oriol Domenech
Simonetta Citi
collection Wiley Open Access
contents The vertebral right heart index: A new radiographic method to assess right heart enlargement in dogs Caterina Puccinelli Tommaso Vezzosi Giovanni Grosso Rosalba Tognetti Edoardo Auriemma Oriol Domenech Simonetta Citi Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound AbstractIn veterinary medicine, the radiographic assessment of right heart enlargement (RHE) is essentially subjective. The aim of this study was to evaluate the vertebral right heart index (VRHi) as a new quantitative radiographic method to detect RHE in dogs. This was a multicenter, retrospective, observational study, including dogs with RHE and control dogs. All dogs had to have a thoracic radiographic study and a complete echocardiography on the same day. Right heart enlargement was defined as the presence of right atrial enlargement, right ventricular enlargement, and/or hypertrophy based on echocardiography. For the radiographic study, all the radiographic views available for each case were considered for measurement: right lateral (RL), left lateral (LL), ventrodorsal (VD), and dorsoventral (DV). The VRHi was measured using LL, RL, VD, and DV views. A total of 204 dogs were included: 91 dogs with RHE and 113 control dogs. The VRHi (RL), the VRHi (LL), and the VRHi (VD) were significantly greater in dogs with RHE compared with controls (P < .0001). The best diagnostic accuracy was observed for VRHi (LL) (area under the curve [AUC] 0.86, P < .0001; cutoff ≥ 3.5 vertebrae, sensitivity [Se] 71%, specificity [Sp] 89%), followed by VRHi (RL) (AUC 0.85, P < .0001; cutoff ≥ 3.5 vertebrae, Se 68%, Sp 86%) and VRHi (VD) (AUC 0.80, P = .0004; cutoff ≥ 3.0 vertebrae, Se 57%, Sp 95%). In conclusion, the lateral VRHi in LL and RL and the VD VRHi could represent useful radiological tools for the detection of RHE in dogs. 10.1111/vru.13402 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor
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spellingShingle The vertebral right heart index: A new radiographic method to assess right heart enlargement in dogs
Caterina Puccinelli
Tommaso Vezzosi
Giovanni Grosso
Rosalba Tognetti
Edoardo Auriemma
Oriol Domenech
Simonetta Citi
Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound
The vertebral right heart index: A new radiographic method to assess right heart enlargement in dogs Caterina Puccinelli Tommaso Vezzosi Giovanni Grosso Rosalba Tognetti Edoardo Auriemma Oriol Domenech Simonetta Citi Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound AbstractIn veterinary medicine, the radiographic assessment of right heart enlargement (RHE) is essentially subjective. The aim of this study was to evaluate the vertebral right heart index (VRHi) as a new quantitative radiographic method to detect RHE in dogs. This was a multicenter, retrospective, observational study, including dogs with RHE and control dogs. All dogs had to have a thoracic radiographic study and a complete echocardiography on the same day. Right heart enlargement was defined as the presence of right atrial enlargement, right ventricular enlargement, and/or hypertrophy based on echocardiography. For the radiographic study, all the radiographic views available for each case were considered for measurement: right lateral (RL), left lateral (LL), ventrodorsal (VD), and dorsoventral (DV). The VRHi was measured using LL, RL, VD, and DV views. A total of 204 dogs were included: 91 dogs with RHE and 113 control dogs. The VRHi (RL), the VRHi (LL), and the VRHi (VD) were significantly greater in dogs with RHE compared with controls (P < .0001). The best diagnostic accuracy was observed for VRHi (LL) (area under the curve [AUC] 0.86, P < .0001; cutoff ≥ 3.5 vertebrae, sensitivity [Se] 71%, specificity [Sp] 89%), followed by VRHi (RL) (AUC 0.85, P < .0001; cutoff ≥ 3.5 vertebrae, Se 68%, Sp 86%) and VRHi (VD) (AUC 0.80, P = .0004; cutoff ≥ 3.0 vertebrae, Se 57%, Sp 95%). In conclusion, the lateral VRHi in LL and RL and the VD VRHi could represent useful radiological tools for the detection of RHE in dogs. 10.1111/vru.13402 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor
title The vertebral right heart index: A new radiographic method to assess right heart enlargement in dogs
topic Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound
url https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/vru.13402