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| Usefulness of High-Resolution Sonography in Early Diagnosis of Rabbit Clonorc hiasis |
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| Jae Hoon Lim, M.D. Dongil Choi, M.D., Sung-Tae Hong, M.D.*,Mejeong Lee, M.D.*, Il Gyu Chung, M.D.,Lae Hyun Phyun, M.D., Yong-Seon Pyeun, M.D. |
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| Department of Radiology , Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Department of Parasitology, Seoul National University College of Medicine |
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| PURPOSE : To determine the role of high-resolution sonography in the early diagnosis of experimentally induced
clonorchiasis in rabbits.
M ATERIALS and METHODS : We performed sonographic examination weekly in 22 lightly-infected rabbits (10 rabbits
infected with 10 metacercariae, 6 rabbits infected with 20 metacercariae, and 6 rabbits infected with 40 metacer-cariae),
and 10 heavily-infected rabbits (500 metacercariae). The sonographic criterion of diagnosis was dilata-tion
of the intrahepatic ducts. We sacrificed lightly-infected rabbits and counted numbers of adult worms of
C l o n o rchis sinensis 9 weeks after infection.
R E S U LTS : Sonographic abnormalities were found 3 weeks after infection in 2 lightly-infected rabbits and 5 heavily-infected
rabbits. On sonography at 9 weeks after infection, we observed dilatation of the intrahepatic ducts in
11(65%) of 17 lightly-infected rabbits and all of 10 heavily-infected rabbits.
CONCLUSION :High-resolution sonography is very useful in early diagnosis of rabbit clonorchiasis. |
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| Keyword : Liver, US, Bile ducts, inflammation, Clonorchiasis |
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Journal of Korean Society of Ultrasound in Medicine 1999 ; 18 (3) : p.161-166
