Medical Infrared Imaging of Normal and Dysplastic Elbows in Dogs. Issue 7 (4th September 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: McGowan, Lauren; Loughin, Catherine A; Marino, Dominic J.; Umbaugh, Scott E.; Liu, Peng; Amini, Maryam; Solt, Patrick; Lesser, Martin L.; Akerman, Meredith
• Is Part Of: Veterinary surgery. Volume 44:Issue 7(2015)
• Page Start: 874
• Page End: 882
• Publication Date: 2015-09-04
• Subjects: Veterinary surgery -- Periodicals; Veterinary Medicine -- Periodicals; Surgery -- Periodicals; Societies, Medical -- Periodicals; 636.0897
• DOI: 10.1111/vsu.12372
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0161-3499

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" xml:lang="en"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <sec id="vsu12372-sec-0001" sec-type="section"> <title>Objective</title> <p>To investigate the ability of medical infrared imaging to differentiate between normal canine elbows and those with abnormal elbows (elbow dysplasia).</p> </sec> <sec id="vsu12372-sec-0002" sec-type="section"> <title>Study Design</title> <p>Prospective cohort study.</p> </sec> <sec id="vsu12372-sec-0003" sec-type="section"> <title>Animals</title> <p>Dogs with normal (n = 15) and abnormal (n = 14) elbows.</p> </sec> <sec id="vsu12372-sec-0004" sec-type="section"> <title>Methods</title> <p>Infrared imaging was performed on all dogs and data analyzed via descriptive statistics and image pattern analysis software. Animals with elbow dysplasia had arthroscopic procedures to confirm the presence of elbow disease.</p> </sec> <sec id="vsu12372-sec-0005" sec-type="section"> <title>Results</title> <p>Computer recognition pattern analysis was up to 100% correct in identifying abnormal elbows and normal elbows, with the medial images most consistent. The caudal, lateral, and cranial images correctly identified 83–100% abnormal elbows. The caudal and lateral images correctly identified 83% normal elbows. A significant difference in temperature was found between normal and abnormal elbows for the cranial full region of interest, lateral images, and each quadrant.</p> </sec> <sec id="vsu12372-sec-0006" sec-type="section"> <title>Conclusion</title> <p>Medical infrared imaging was able to correctly identify known abnormal and known normal elbows in dogs.</p> </sec> </abstract>