title: Radiographic measurements of the trachea in domestic shorthair and Persian cats.
abstract: Tracheal diameter can be assessed from a thoracic radiograph, with assessment of tracheal diameter in dogs based on ratios between tracheal diameter and a skeletal measurement. Reference intervals are not, however, available for the cat. Tracheal narrowing may cause significant clinical problems, although tracheal hypoplasia in dogs may be clinically silent, and is rarely reported in cats (both mesati- and brachycephalic). The tracheal diameter and trachea:thoracic inlet and trachea:rib ratios were calculated for populations of domestic shorthair (DSH) (n = 68) and Persian (n = 40) cats. This gave reference intervals for radiographic tracheal measurements in these breeds. It is proposed that the tracheal diameter in a normal DSH cat should be 18% of the diameter of the thoracic inlet, and compared to 20% in Persian cats.
authors.affiliation: School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Glasgow, UK. Gawain.Hammond@glasgow.ac.uk
authors.forename: Gawain
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hammond
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Geary
authors.forename: Erica
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Coleman
authors.forename: Danièlle
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gunn-Moore
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001947:Breeding; D002415:Cats / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic / Q000662:veterinary; D012016:Reference Values; D014132:Trachea / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
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