Radiographic and anatomical morphometric assessments of heart size in presumed healthy pet guinea pigs

De Silva, Margherita; Bo, Pierfrancesco; Dora Genocchi, Elisabetta; Tagliavia, Claudio; Roccaro, Mariana; Grandis, Annamaria; Baron Toaldo, Marco

doi:10.1111/vru.13020

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De Silva, M., Bo, P., Dora Genocchi, E., Tagliavia, C., Roccaro, M., Grandis, A., & Baron Toaldo, M. (2022). Radiographic and anatomical morphometric assessments of heart size in presumed healthy pet guinea pigs. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound, 63(1), 8–17. https://doi.org/10.1111/vru.13020

Abstract

Cardiac disease in guinea pigs has been reported in the literature; however, reference intervals for normal radiographic heart size obtained using objective measurement methods have not been provided for this species. The aim of this prospective, reference interval study was to describe cardiac dimensions in presumed healthy guinea pigs using the vertebral heart scale (VHS) from thoracic radiographs, as described for dogs and cats. Furthermore, an anatomical study was carried out to compare the radiographic and anatomical findings. Th