ULTRASONOGRAPHY OF ADRENAL GLANDS IN NORMAL FERRETS |
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| Authors: | Robert T O'Brien DVM MS Joanne Paul-Murphy DVM Richard R Dubielzig DVM |
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| Institution: | Departments of Surgical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison;Departments of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
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| Abstract: | The adrenal glands of 20 normal ferrets were imaged with ultrasound. Of the forty glands, only 4 (three right and one left) could not be clearly identified. Mean (±standard deviation) dimensions of the right (7.6 ± 1.8 mm length by 2.6 ± 0.4 mm width) and left (7.2 ± 1.8 mm length by 2.8 ± 0.5 mm width) glands were similar. Both adrenal glands were wider (p<0.05) sonographically in males than females. Measured length and width of the right gland positively correlated (p<0.05) with body weight. The glands had a hypoechoic outer zone and hyperechoic central region, were elongate to avoid in shape and located medial and, variably, at the level of the cranial pole of the ipsilateral kidney. This study demonstrates that normal adrenal glands can be imaged in ferrets. |
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| Keywords: | ferret adrenal ultrasound |
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