ULTRASONOGRAPHIC PARAMETERS OF NORMAL CANINE ADRENAL-GLANDS - COMPARISON TO NECROPSY FINDINGS

Ultrasonographic evaluation of the adrenal glands was performed in 14 fasted healthy adult dogs, Frequency of visualization was 100% for both the left and right adrenal glands, Moderate correlation was present between ultrasonographic and gross measurements of thickness for both left (r(s) = 0.727; p < .005) and right (r(s) = 0.537; p < .05) adrenal glands, However, no correlation was found between ultrasonographic and gross measurements for length or width of either adrenal gland, Differentiation of adrenal cortex and medulla was possible in 79% of left adrenal glands and 64% of right adrenal glands, The echogenicity of the adrenal glands was less than that of the renal cortex in all; dogs, Factors which made evaluation of the adrenal glands more difficult included pyloric gas, intestinal gas, and deep chested body conformation.