title: The use of diagnostic ultrasound in evaluation of the abdomen in primates with emphasis on the rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta).
abstract: To characterize the sonographic appearance of the abdominal organs in primates, a program of routine imaging and diagnostic evaluation was undertaken. Compound B-mode methodology with bistable and grey scale machines was employed utilizing a 2.25- to 3.5-MHZ transducer focused at 7 cm. Visualization of the liver, gallbladder, spleen, kidney and of intraabdominal pathology are described. The stage, position, and condition of a pregnancy can be determined by this methodology.
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D000882:Haplorhini; D007668:Kidney / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008099:Liver / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008251:Macaca / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D008253:Macaca mulatta / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011258:Pregnancy Tests / Q000662:veterinary; D013154:Spleen / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D014463:Ultrasonography; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000033:anatomy & histology