Ribas LM, Massad MRR, Pinto ACBCF, Heng HG, Tremori TM, Reis STJ, Baroni CO, Massad E, Rocha NS. Post-mortem CT vs necropsy in feline medicine.
J Feline Med Surg 2020;
22:1206-1213. [PMID:
32436802 PMCID:
PMC10814360 DOI:
10.1177/1098612x20919310]
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Abstract
OBJECTIVES
The aim of this study was to compare post-mortem CT findings with necropsy findings in domestic cats.
METHODS
Post-mortem CT and necropsies were performed in 20 cadavers of domestic cats. The sensitivity, specificity and agreement between the post-mortem CT and necropsy findings were determined.
RESULTS
There were a total of 315 post-mortem findings; 183 were identified by post-mortem CT and 132 were identified by necropsy. Post-mortem CT demonstrated a higher sensitivity to identify the findings mainly in bones. The higher indices of agreement between post-mortem CT and necropsy were related to abnormalities of pleural space, bones and joints.
CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE
This study demonstrated that post-mortem CT and necropsy provided different information. Thus, their use in conjunction with each other might improve the understanding of the cause of death and the identification of post-mortem lesions.
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