Doppler velocimetric parameters of the testicular artery in healthy dogs

作者：de Souza Mirley Barbosa^*; Barbosa Claudia da Cunha; Pereira Barbara Sucupira; Baratta Monteiro Cynthia Levi; Pinto Jose Nicodemos; Spindola Linhares Jussiara Candeira; Machado da Silva Lucia Daniel

来源：Research in Veterinary Science, 2014, 96(3): 533-536.

DOI：10.1016/j.rvsc.2014.03.008

• Testis
• Ultrasonography
• Male evaluation

This study aimed to examine the Doppler velocimetric pattern of the testicular artery of small dogs in two different locations. Testes of 21 dogs were evaluated by two-dimensional ultrasonography to measure testicular volume and by Doppler ultrasonography to record the velocimetric patterns of the testicular artery in the spermatic cord and marginal location. The volume of left testes (4.70 +/- 1.22 cm(3)) was significantly higher than the volume of the right testes (4.45 +/- 1.17 cm(3)). Peak systolic velocity (PSV) of the left spermatic cord was significantly higher than the right side. End-diastolic velocity was significantly higher in the marginal artery than the spermatic cord on both sides; however, resistance and pulsatility indexes were significantly lower in the marginal artery. Results demonstrate the viability of Doppler ultrasonography for characterization of the testicular artery in small dogs and Doppler velocimetric values vary according to the location of measurement along the artery.

• 出版日期2014-6