TY - JOUR
T1 - Canine mitral valve size as measured by computed tomography
AU - Gordon-Evans, Wanda J.
AU - Montin, K. Helena
AU - Ober, Christopher P.
AU - Coryell, Jessi L.
AU - Castilla, Andrea E.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2022/12
Y1 - 2022/12
N2 - OBJECTIVE To measure the mitral annulus in dogs. Our hypothesis was that mitral measurement would be possible and consis-tent among observers using CT. SAMPLE Thoracic CT scans of dogs without known heart disease. PROCEDURES Five trained investigators measured 4 aspects of the mitral valve and the fourth thoracic vertebrae (T4) length using multiplanar reformatting tools. Ten randomly chosen animals were measured by all investigators to determine interobserver reliability. RESULTS There were 233 CT scans eligible for inclusion. Dogs weighed 2 to 96 kg (mean, 28.1 kg), with a variety of breeds represented. Golden Retrievers (n = 28) and Labrador Retrievers (n = 37) were overrepresented. The intraclass correlations were all greater than 0.9, showing excellent agreement between observers. The means and SDs of each measurement were as follows: trigone-to-trigone distance, 17.2 ± 4.7 mm; the remaining circumference, 79.0 ± 17.5 mm; commissure-to-commissure distance, 30.8 ± 6.5 mm; septal leaflet-to-lateral leaflet distance, 26.3 ± 6.0 mm; T4 length, 16.9 ± 3.1 mm; and the total circumference normalized by T4, 5.7 ± 0.7 mm. CLINICAL RELEVANCE This study provides information that may help in the development of future treatment for mitral valve dysfunction and subsequent annular enlargement.
AB - OBJECTIVE To measure the mitral annulus in dogs. Our hypothesis was that mitral measurement would be possible and consis-tent among observers using CT. SAMPLE Thoracic CT scans of dogs without known heart disease. PROCEDURES Five trained investigators measured 4 aspects of the mitral valve and the fourth thoracic vertebrae (T4) length using multiplanar reformatting tools. Ten randomly chosen animals were measured by all investigators to determine interobserver reliability. RESULTS There were 233 CT scans eligible for inclusion. Dogs weighed 2 to 96 kg (mean, 28.1 kg), with a variety of breeds represented. Golden Retrievers (n = 28) and Labrador Retrievers (n = 37) were overrepresented. The intraclass correlations were all greater than 0.9, showing excellent agreement between observers. The means and SDs of each measurement were as follows: trigone-to-trigone distance, 17.2 ± 4.7 mm; the remaining circumference, 79.0 ± 17.5 mm; commissure-to-commissure distance, 30.8 ± 6.5 mm; septal leaflet-to-lateral leaflet distance, 26.3 ± 6.0 mm; T4 length, 16.9 ± 3.1 mm; and the total circumference normalized by T4, 5.7 ± 0.7 mm. CLINICAL RELEVANCE This study provides information that may help in the development of future treatment for mitral valve dysfunction and subsequent annular enlargement.
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U2 - 10.2460/ajvr.22.05.0085
DO - 10.2460/ajvr.22.05.0085
M3 - Article
C2 - 36288199
AN - SCOPUS:85143196127
SN - 0002-9645
VL - 83
JO - American journal of veterinary research
JF - American journal of veterinary research
IS - 12
ER -