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JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ANIMAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
Volume 43, Issue 2, Pages 78-84Publisher
AMER ANIMAL HOSPITAL ASSOC
DOI: 10.5326/0430078
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A protocol was developed to compare the ultrasonographic characteristics of the adrenal glands of 21 healthy ferrets and 37 ferrets with hyperadrenocorticism. By using specific landmarks, the adrenal glands were imaged in 97% of the cases. The adrenal glands of ferrets with hyperadrenocorticism had a significantly increased thickness, with changes in shape, structure, and echogenicity compared to the adrenal glands of healthy ferrets. Based on the findings of the study, adrenal glands may be classified as abnormal when they have a rounded appearance, increased size of the cranial/caudal pole ( thickness > 3.9 mm), a heterogeneous structure, increased echogenicity, and/or signs of mineralization.
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