Evaluation of video-otoscopic, radiographic and computed tomographic examinations of cats and dogs with ear diseases

Autor: Kurtulus Parlak, Mustafa Yalcin, Hanifi Erol, Eyüp Tolga Akyol, Elgin Orcum Uzunlu, Nuriza Zamirbekova, Mustafa Arican
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Macedonian Veterinary Review, Vol 44, Iss 1, Pp 95-101 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1409-7621
1857-7415
DOI: 10.2478/macvetrev-2021-0013
Popis: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of imaging techniques (video-otoscopy-VO, radiography-RTG, computed tomography-CT) in diagnosing ear diseases in cats and dogs. Seven cats and thirteen dogs diagnosed with ear diseases were used for the research. Clinical examination, VO, RTG and CT were performed. Three (42.9%) unilateral otitis externa (OE), three (42.9%) unilateral otitis media (OM), and one (14.2%) bilateral otitis media (OM) with OE were diagnosed in 7 cats. Five (38.4%) unilateral OE, one (7.7%) unilateral OM, four (30.8%) bilateral OE, and three (23.1%) bilateral OM with OE were diagnosed in 13 dogs. All diagnostic methods were determined to be highly efficient for the specified diagnosis. VO and RTG were confirmed as sufficiently effective for the diagnosis of OE. OE plays a major role in the etiopathogenesis of OM, and for this reason, RTG and CT are required diagnostic methods for this condition.
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