Post-mortem CT vs necropsy in feline medicine.

J Feline Med Surg

Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil.

Published: December 2020

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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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10814360PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1098612X20919310DOI Listing

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