B mode, duplex and triplex Doppler sonography of the liver of overweight and obese dogs.

• Grant number: 13/15457-6
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Start date: December 01, 2013
• End date: February 28, 2015
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Veterinary Medicine
• Principal Investigator: Maria Jaqueline Mamprim de Arruda Monteiro
• Grantee: Alexandra Frey Belotta
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia (FMVZ). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Botucatu. Botucatu , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Obesity in dogs, nowadays, increases as the rate of obesity in the world population grows, due to the intimate contact of these animals and humans. Associated to the accumulation of grease in the subcutaneous, fat is deposited between viscera and inside some organs, such as the liver. Liver fatty infiltration is present in the majority of obese individuals and, in humans, it is known that it progresses to severe forms of liver disease, cirrhosis and liver failure. Thus, two-dimensional and Doppler sonography act as valuable tools on detection and monitoring of fatty infiltration of the liver by mapping hepatic vein wave, analyzing velocity and volume flow of portal vein and blood flow velocity of hepatic artery. In dogs, there are few studies of the correlations between obesity and liver disease and its consequences in two-dimensional and Doppler ultrasound of the liver. This study aims to determine the hepatic parenchymal and hemodynamic changes, using B mode and Doppler sonography of overweight and obese dogs which do not have liver disease from other causes.

Scientific publications

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BELOTTA, A. F.; TEIXEIRA, C. R.; PADOVANI, C. R.; RAHAL, S. C.; MAYER, M. N.; MAMPRIM, M. J.. Sonographic Evaluation of Liver Hemodynamic Indices in Overweight and Obese Dogs. JOURNAL OF VETERINARY INTERNAL MEDICINE, v. 32, n. 1, p. 181-187, JAN-FEB 2018. (13/15457-6)

BELOTTA, A. F.; TEIXEIRA, C. R.; PADOVANI, C. R.; RAHAL, S. C.; MAYER, M. N.; MAMPRIM, M. J.. Sonographic Evaluation of Liver Hemodynamic Indices in Overweight and Obese Dogs. JOURNAL OF VETERINARY INTERNAL MEDICINE, v. 32, n. 1, p. 7-pg., 2018-01-01. (13/15457-6)

Academic Publications

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BELOTTA, Alexandra Frey. B-mode, duplex and triplex Doppler sonography of the liver in overweight and obese dogs. 2015. Master's Dissertation - Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp). Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia. Botucatu Botucatu.