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Aspectos ultrassonográficos do útero e ovários de cadelas durante o ciclo estral – revisão de literatura

Aires, Luiz Paulo NogueiraPavan, LetíciaGasser, BeatrizPriscila SilvaMaronezi, Marjury CristinaSilva, Priscila Del Aguila daSilveira, Marcus ViníciusSantos, Victor José CorreiaPadilha-Nakaghi, Luciana CristinaPozzobon, RicardoFeliciano, Marcus Antônio Rossi

The ultrasonographic exam is of great value in animal reproduction and veterinary obstetrics, because it allows gestational diagnosis and monitoring, as well as the evaluation of the female reproductive system, providing diagnosis of the reproductive state and estrous phase of females. One of the techniques that has been employed in the field of theriogenology is the Doppler Mode, which allows qualitative and quantitative evaluation of the hemodynamics of reproductive organs. Several studies were carried out in attempt to elucidate the ultrasonographic aspect of the uterus and ovaries of bitches during the different phases of the estrous cycle in B mode and Doppler mode. The objective of the present study is to review the information present in the literature regarding the sonographic changes of the reproductive organs of bitches during the different hormonal phases.(AU)

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