TY - JOUR
T1 - 64-Channel multi-detector row CT angiographic evaluation of the micropigs for potential living donor lung transplantation
AU - Yoon, Woong
AU - Ryu, Jung Min
AU - Lee, Min Young
AU - Moon, Yong Ju
AU - Lee, Sang Hun
AU - Park, Jae Hong
AU - Yun, Seung Pil
AU - Jang, Min Woo
AU - Park, Sung Su
AU - Han, Ho Jae
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Micropigs are the most likely source animals for xenotransplantation. However, an appropriate method for evaluating the lung of micropigs had not been established. Therefore, this study was performed to evaluate the feasibility of 64-channel multi-detector row computed tomography (MDCT) to measure the diameter of the pulmonary arteries and the lung volume in micropigs. The mean diameters of the trachea, and left and right bronchi were 1.6 ± 0.17, 1.18 ± 0.14, and 1.1 ± 0.11 cm, respectively. The mean diameters of the main, right, and left pulmonary arteries were 1.38 ± 0.09, 1.07 ± 0.26, and 0.98 ± 0.13 cm and the diameters of right, left, and common inferior pulmonary veins were 0.97 ± 0.20, 0.76 ± 0.20, and 1.99 ± 0.26 cm, respectively. The mean lung volume was 820.3 ± 77.11 mL. The data presented in this study suggest that the MDCT may be a noninvasive, rapid, and accurate investigational method for pulmonary anatomy in living lung donors.
AB - Micropigs are the most likely source animals for xenotransplantation. However, an appropriate method for evaluating the lung of micropigs had not been established. Therefore, this study was performed to evaluate the feasibility of 64-channel multi-detector row computed tomography (MDCT) to measure the diameter of the pulmonary arteries and the lung volume in micropigs. The mean diameters of the trachea, and left and right bronchi were 1.6 ± 0.17, 1.18 ± 0.14, and 1.1 ± 0.11 cm, respectively. The mean diameters of the main, right, and left pulmonary arteries were 1.38 ± 0.09, 1.07 ± 0.26, and 0.98 ± 0.13 cm and the diameters of right, left, and common inferior pulmonary veins were 0.97 ± 0.20, 0.76 ± 0.20, and 1.99 ± 0.26 cm, respectively. The mean lung volume was 820.3 ± 77.11 mL. The data presented in this study suggest that the MDCT may be a noninvasive, rapid, and accurate investigational method for pulmonary anatomy in living lung donors.
KW - Lung
KW - Micropig
KW - Multidetector row computed tomography (MDCT)
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U2 - 10.4142/jvs.2010.11.3.185
DO - 10.4142/jvs.2010.11.3.185
M3 - Article
C2 - 20706024
AN - SCOPUS:77956636303
SN - 1229-845X
VL - 11
SP - 185
EP - 189
JO - Journal of Veterinary Science
JF - Journal of Veterinary Science
IS - 3
ER -