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Comparison between thoracic ultrasonography and thoracic radiography for the detection of thoracic lesions in dairy calves using a two-stage Bayesian method

Berman, J., Masseau, I., Fecteau, G., Buczinski, S., Francoz, D.·2020·Preventive Veterinary Medicine
DOI 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2020.105153
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Infectious bronchopneumonia is a lower respiratory tract disease with major economic consequences in dairy calves. Thoracic radiography (TR) and thoracic ultrasonography (TUS) are two imaging diagnostic procedures available in bovine medicine for identifying thoracic lesions. However, no study has investigated whether one of these tests is superior to the other or if they provide comparable results for the detection of thoracic lesions in calves. The objective of this study was therefore to estimate and to compare the performances of TUS and TR for the detection of thoracic lesions in dairy calves. A prospective cross-sectional study was performed in a hospital setting. A total of 50 calves (≥7 days old; ≤100 kg; standing; pCO2 ≥ 53 mmHg; any reason of presentation) were enrolled. Every calf underwent TUS and TR. Only calves with thoracic lesions on TUS and/or TR were controlled by thoracic computed tomography (CT) (the gold standard). Calves without lesions were not controlled by CT. A two-stage Bayesian framework was used. The sensitivities (Se) and specificities (Sp) of both tests individually and used in series or parallel were estimated. The Se and Sp of TUS were 0.81 (95 % BCI (Bayesian Credible Interval): 0.65; 0.92) and 0.90 (95 % BCI: 0.81; 0.96), respectively. The Se and Sp of TR were 0.86 (95 % BCI: 0.62; 0.99) and 0.89 (95 % BCI: 0.67; 0.99), respectively. This study did not reveal any differences between both tests. Using TUS and TR in series was more specific th…

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  • Complementary diagnostic methods such as laboratory testing, imaging, molecular diagnostics, and biomarker tracking can offer additional support but are usually prohibitively expensive.

    “Complementary diagnostic methods such as laboratory testing, imaging, molecular diagnostics, and biomarker tracking can offer additional support but are usually prohibitively expensive [26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35].”

    From Strategies for Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD) Diagnosis and Prognosis: A Comprehensive Overview (2024) · cites this paper as [35]

  • CT remains a benchmark in human pneumonia research for detecting mild to moderate lung changes, but its prohibitive cost and requirement for anesthesia render it impractical for widespread veterinary use.

    “Although CT remains a benchmark in human pneumonia research for detecting mild to moderate lung changes, its prohibitive cost and requirement for anesthesia render it impractical for widespread veterinary use [35].”

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  • A study involving 50 hospital-admitted calves weighing under 100 kg showed that the diagnostic accuracy of thoracic radiographs and ultrasonography was similar to that of computed tomography (CT).

    “A study involving 50 hospital-admitted calves weighing under 100 kg showed that the diagnostic accuracy of thoracic radiographs and ultrasonography was similar to that of computed tomography (CT).”

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Authors
Berman, J., Masseau, I., Fecteau, G., Buczinski, S., & Francoz, D.
Affiliations
Université de Montréal (CA)
Corresponding author
Berman, J.
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Venue
Preventive Veterinary Medicine
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2020-11
Volume
184
Pages
105153
ISSN
0167-5877 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.prevetmed.2020.105153
OpenAlex
W3088591844
Cited by
20
References
3
Citations by year
2026: 4 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 1
FWCI
1.43
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
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  • Preventive Veterinary Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Zoetis
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Veterinary › Small Animals › Animal health and immunology
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Microbiology › Microbial infections and disease research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine › Ultrasound in Clinical Applications
Keywords
thoracic ultrasound, thoracic radiography, thoracic lesions, dairy calves, diagnostic accuracy, sensitivity and specificity, lower respiratory tract disease
MeSH terms
Animals, Bayes Theorem, Cattle, Cattle Diseases, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Male, Prospective Studies, Sensitivity and Specificity, Radiography, Thoracic, Ultrasonography

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