The Agreement between Radiography and Fluoroscopy as Diagnostic Tools for Tracheal Collapse in Dogs
Abstract
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Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Dogs
2.2. Imaging Study
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Demographic Characteristics and Clinical Outcomes
3.2. Imaging Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Region | Fluoroscopy (%) | Radiography (%) | p-Value | |
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Overall | Cervical | 8.04 (4.32–14.02) | 9.29 (3.29–15.04) | 0.780 |
Thoracic | 12.35 (8.43–17.97) | 11.33 (4.2–20.4) | 0.537 | |
Intra thoracic | 12.46 (8.86–20.13) | 12.20 (6.73–17.6) | 0.213 | |
Carina | 18.75 (14.12–27.31) | 11.59 (4.76–20.15) | <0.001 | |
Day 0 | Cervical | 11.11 (5.40–21.28) | 10.06 (3.8–13.06) | 0.243 |
Thoracic | 15.52 (10.00–20.20) | 14.79 (7.02–21.83) | 0.905 | |
Intra thoracic | 15.00 (10.94–21.74) | 12.84 (6.43–17.44) | 0.090 | |
Carina | 20.38 (14.31–27.92) | 13.86 (6.51–22.28) | 0.037 | |
Day 14 | Cervical | 8.04 (4.12–13.09) | 6.54 (2.08–15.99) | 0.974 |
Thoracic | 9.97 (7.37–17.21) | 10 (3.925–18.42) | 0.627 | |
Intra thoracic | 13.24 (6.95–19.62) | 15.32 (10.43–20.35) | 0.347 | |
Carina | 20.10 (13.74–27.90) | 11.22 (4.44–17.15) | 0.010 | |
Day 56 | Cervical | 7.17 (3.65–12.09) | 10.39 (3.66–15.37) | 0.150 |
Thoracic | 10.39 (8.54–16.60) | 9.93 (2.88–21.00) | 0.611 | |
Intra thoracic | 11.89 (7.97–19.76) | 8.49 (5.04–13.36) | 0.150 | |
Carina | 17.01 (13.47–24.16) | 11.46 (4.08–18.85) | 0.002 |
Regions | Agreement (%) | Both Present | Both Absent | Flu+/Rad− | Flu−/Rad+ | p Value of McNemar’s Test | Kappa | Odds Ratio (CI) |
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Cervical | 65/87 (74.72) | 6/87 | 59/87 | 11/87 | 11/87 | 1.000 * | 0.20 | 1.0 (0.39–2.54) |
Thoracic inlet | 48/87 (55.17) | 10/87 | 38/87 | 17/87 | 22/87 | 0.522 | 0.00 | 1.3 (0.66–2.60) |
Intra thoracic | 41/87 (47.13) | 7/87 | 34/87 | 28/87 | 18/87 | 0.184 | −0.15 | 0.6 (0.34–1.20) |
Carina | 40/87 (45.98) | 19/87 | 21/87 | 35/87 | 12/87 | 0.001 | −0.01 | 0.3 (0.16–0.68) |
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Yangwanitset, W.; Huaijantug, S.; Tansakul, M.; Sakcamduang, W. The Agreement between Radiography and Fluoroscopy as Diagnostic Tools for Tracheal Collapse in Dogs. Animals 2023, 13, 1434. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13091434
Yangwanitset W, Huaijantug S, Tansakul M, Sakcamduang W. The Agreement between Radiography and Fluoroscopy as Diagnostic Tools for Tracheal Collapse in Dogs. Animals. 2023; 13(9):1434. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13091434
Chicago/Turabian StyleYangwanitset, Wasutorn, Somkiat Huaijantug, Mookmanee Tansakul, and Walasinee Sakcamduang. 2023. "The Agreement between Radiography and Fluoroscopy as Diagnostic Tools for Tracheal Collapse in Dogs" Animals 13, no. 9: 1434. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13091434