The effects of gel pad thickness on the evaluation of skin structures using ultrasonography in normal dogs |
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| Authors: | Sothavy CHHAY Kiwamu HANAZONO Jo KITAHARA Ai HORI Kenjiro MIYOSHI Takaharu ITAMI Daiji ENDOH Tetsuya NAKADE |
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| Affiliation: | 1)School of Veterinary Medicine, Rakuno Gakuen University, 582 Bunkyodai Midorimach, Ebetsu, Hokkaido 069-8501, Japan;2)Animal Medical Center, Rakuno Gakuen University, 582 Bunkyodai Midorimach, Ebetsu, Hokkaido 069-8501, Japan |
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| Abstract: | Gel pads are commonly used in skin ultrasonography; however, the effects of their thickness are unknown. This study investigated the effects of pad thickness on measurements of skin thickness in 10 beagle dogs. Sonograms to measure neck skin thickness were captured without pads and using pads with thicknesses of 3, 5, 10, and 20 mm. Without pads, acoustic shading was observed due to air bubbles in the coupling gel. With 20-mm pads, echogenic artifacts were observed on the skin surface. Entry echo with 20-mm pads was significantly higher than with 3-mm pads. This suggests that visibility of the skin structure could be affected when a gel pad is not used or when a thick gel pad is selected. |
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| Keywords: | artifact gel pad normal dog skin thickness skin ultrasonography |
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