An evaluation of the role of the Doppler stethoscope and the testicular scan in the diagnosis of torsion of the spermatic cord.
The spermatic cord of five dogs were twisted 720 degrees. The animals then underwent both Doppler and isotope evaluations of their scrotums. Both modalities proved highly accurate in diagnosing acute testicular ischemia.
D000818:Animals; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004285:Dogs; D007511:Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012611:Scrotum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013086:Spermatic Cord Torsion / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013737:Testis / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography