Bracco, C.; Gloria, A.; Contri, A. Ultrasound-Based Technologies for the Evaluation of Testicles in the Dog: Keystones and Breakthroughs. Veterinary Sciences 2023, 10, 683, doi:10.3390/vetsci10120683.
Bracco, C.; Gloria, A.; Contri, A. Ultrasound-Based Technologies for the Evaluation of Testicles in the Dog: Keystones and Breakthroughs. Veterinary Sciences 2023, 10, 683, doi:10.3390/vetsci10120683.
Bracco, C.; Gloria, A.; Contri, A. Ultrasound-Based Technologies for the Evaluation of Testicles in the Dog: Keystones and Breakthroughs. Veterinary Sciences 2023, 10, 683, doi:10.3390/vetsci10120683.
Bracco, C.; Gloria, A.; Contri, A. Ultrasound-Based Technologies for the Evaluation of Testicles in the Dog: Keystones and Breakthroughs. Veterinary Sciences 2023, 10, 683, doi:10.3390/vetsci10120683.
Abstract
Ultrasonography is a relevant diagnostic tool extensively used andrology of human and do-mestic animals, including dogs. The present review aimed to describe all the technologies based on ultrasound, starting with the basic B-Mode ultrasonography to the recent contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) and the ultrasound elastography, available to assess the testicle of the dog. The principles of the different technologies and the relevant findings in normal and ab-normal testicular conditions were described and discussed. B-mode ultrasonography aims at the examination of the testis detecting focal lesions but lacks objectivization. Other technologies, such as Doppler ultrasonography, B-Flow, and CEUS allow the definition of vascular patterns, that could be measured with specific applications, such as spectral Doppler or quantitative CEUS. Finally, ultrasound elastography allows the estimation of parenchyma stiffness, in both qualitatively and quantitatively manner. Ultrasound-based technologies assist the andrology in the evaluation of the testicular function and integrity, offering valuable information to define pathological conditions that could have an impact on the health and life quality of the male dog.
Biology and Life Sciences, Animal Science, Veterinary Science and Zoology
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