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DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1109095
© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York
Validity of the Sonographic Measurement of the Diameters of the Ascending Aorta in Rats
Validität der sonografischen Vermessung der Durchmesser der A. ascendens bei RattenPublikationsverlauf
received: 5.7.2008
accepted: 17.11.2008
Publikationsdatum:
11. März 2009 (online)

Zusammenfassung
Ziel: Das Ziel dieser Untersuchung bestand darin, die transthorakale Bestimmung von Durchmessern der A. ascendens mittels Ultraschall (US) bei Ratten mit der bisherigen Standardmethode, der Videomikroskopie (VM), zur Vermessung der Aortendiameter bei Ratten zu vergleichen. Material und Methoden: Die Durchmesser der A. ascendens wurden bei 111 männlichen Lewis-Ratten mit VM sowie mit US mittels eines 9 MHz-Schallkopfs vor und nach Intervention zur experimentellen Anlage eines Aneurysmas der A. ascendens gemessen. Ergebnisse: Der Bland-Altman-Test ergab ein hohes Maß an Übereinstimmung zwischen den 2 Methoden, mit einem Bias von nur 0,23 mm (95 %-Konfidenzgrenzen – 0,86 – 0,39 mm). Die mit US gemessenen Werte zeigten ferner eine hohe Korrelation (r = 0,83, p < 0,0001) mit den VM-Werten. Sowohl die sonografisch als auch die mit VM gemessenen Werte der A. ascendens bei Ratten korrelierten signifikant mit dem Gewicht (r = 0,62 sowie r = 0,39) als auch mit dem Alter der Tiere (r = 0,74 sowie r = 0,49). Schlussfolgerung: Diese Studie zeigt auf, dass nichtinvasive Ultraschallmessungen der A. ascendens eine zuverlässige Ergänzung zur Videomikroskopie bei der Anlage eines Aneurysmas der A. ascendens und der Kontrolle der Effizienz neuartiger Therapieansätze sind.
Abstract
Purpose: The objective of this investigation was to compare transthoracic ultrasound (US) determinations of ascending aortic diameters in rats with video microscopy (VM), the current standard for measuring aortic diameters in rats. Materials and Methods: The diameter of the ascending aorta was measured in 111 adult Lewis male rats, by VM and US, with a 9 MHz probe, before and after intervention for induction of experimental aneurysm of the ascending aorta. Results: The Bland-Altman test showed a high degree of agreement between the two methods, with a bias of only 0.23 mm (95 % confidence limits – 0.86 – 0.39 mm). Also, the measurements obtained by US correlated highly (r = 0.83, p < 0.0001) with those obtained by VM. Rat ascending aortic diameters obtained both by VM and US correlated significantly with the weight (r = 0.62 and r = 0.39, respectively), and with the age of the animals (r = 0.74 and r = 0.49, respectively). Conclusion: This study demonstrates that noninvasive US ascending aortic measurements are a reliable supplement to VM for the development of an ascending aortic aneurysm model, and for monitoring the efficiency of novel therapeutic agents.
Key words
aorta - aneurysm - rat
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