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Body surface area measurements in male Hartley guinea pigs using a computed tomography scanner
- Source :
- The Journal of Veterinary Medical Science
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- The body surface area (BSA) of animals is generally estimated by multiplying the k value (constant) by the measured body weight (BW) raised to the power of 2/3 (Meeh's formula). Computed tomography (CT) scanners generate detailed 3-dimensional (3D) images of objects, and image analysis does not depend on operator skill. Therefore, the analysis of CT images provides accurate and reproducible BSA measurements. In this study, we measured the BSA of 25 male Hartley guinea pigs from 3 to 36 weeks of age (working BW range: 0.233 to 1.160 kg) using a CT scanner and 3D analysis software. We concluded that the k value for male Hartley guinea pigs was 8.37, based on the mean k value of the 25 animals.
- Subjects :
- Male
040301 veterinary sciences
Body Surface Area
3d analysis
Guinea Pigs
Computed tomography
computed tomography (CT)
Body weight
0403 veterinary science
03 medical and health sciences
Laboratory Animal Science
medicine
Computed tomography scanner
Animals
Body Size
030304 developmental biology
Mathematics
Body surface area
0303 health sciences
General Veterinary
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry
Hartley
04 agricultural and veterinary sciences
Note
CT scanner
Nuclear medicine
business
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Software
guinea pig
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 13477439
- Volume :
- 83
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- The Journal of veterinary medical science
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....9999b884d56b7eb1ae0f267491d3d28b