64-Channel multi-detector row CT angiographic evaluation of the micropigs for potential living donor lung transplantation
Journal of Veterinary Science
; : 185-189, 2010.
Article
in English
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-115098
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WPRO
ABSTRACT
Micropigs are the most likely source animals for xenotransplantation. However, an appropriate method for evaluating the lung of micropigs had not been established. Therefore, this study was performed to evaluate the feasibility of 64-channel multi-detector row computed tomography (MDCT) to measure the diameter of the pulmonary arteries and the lung volume in micropigs. The mean diameters of the trachea, and left and right bronchi were 1.6 +/- 0.17, 1.18 +/- 0.14, and 1.1 +/- 0.11 cm, respectively. The mean diameters of the main, right, and left pulmonary arteries were 1.38 +/- 0.09, 1.07 +/- 0.26, and 0.98 +/- 0.13 cm and the diameters of right, left, and common inferior pulmonary veins were 0.97 +/- 0.20, 0.76 +/- 0.20, and 1.99 +/- 0.26 cm, respectively. The mean lung volume was 820.3 +/- 77.11 mL. The data presented in this study suggest that the MDCT may be a noninvasive, rapid, and accurate investigational method for pulmonary anatomy in living lung donors.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Organ Size
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Pulmonary Artery
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Swine
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Swine, Miniature
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Transplantation, Heterologous
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Lung
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Animals
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of Veterinary Science
Year:
2010
Document type:
Article