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Lecture 24 Ultrasonography in animal reproduction
1. Ultrasonography in Animal
Reproduction
Prof G N PUROHIT
Head, Department of Veterinary Gynecology and
Obstetrics, College of Veterinary and Animal
Science, Rajasthan University of Veterinary and
Animal Sciences, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India
3. Basic Principle
• The ultrasound equipment basically consists of a
transducer and a scan converter.
• The transducer is the ultrasound producing part.
• It is fitted with a piezoelectric crystal (Lead –
zirconate – titanate or others) which when
stimulated by a high voltage current emits the
ultrasound.
4.
5.
6. • The ultrasound is transmitted to the patient
from the transducer and propagates through
the tissues.
• The ultrasound beam is either reflected back,
partially absorbed or entirely absorbed. The
returning beam (echoes) meets back and
deforms the crystals in the transducer.
7. • This mechanical energy is converted back to an
electrical signal proportional to the strength of
the echo and delayed by a time roughly
proportional to the distance traveled.
• The scan converter interprets the variations in
brightness displayed on the cathode ray tube of a
B-mode system (or as a variation in amplitude in
A-mode oscilloscope screen) and also stores
images when required.
8. • The ultrasound is emitted in a pulse – echo
manner. A pulse of ultrasound is emitted and
its reflection perceived prior to emission of
the next pulse.
9.
10. Acoustic Impedance
• Acoustic impedance (Z) is a physical property of tissue. It
describes how much resistance an ultrasound beam
encounters as it passes through a tissue.
• Acoustic impedance depends on:
• the density of the tissue (d, in kg/m3)
• the speed of the sound wave (c, in m/s)
• and they are related by:
• Z = d x c
11. • Examples of impedance for bodily tissues (in kg/(m2s)):
• air 0.0004 × 106
• lung 0.18 × 106
• fat 1.34 × 106
• water 1.48 × 106
• kidney 1.63 × 106
• blood 1.65 × 106
• liver 1.65 × 106
• muscle 1.71 × 106
• bone 7.8 × 106
12. Types of instruments
• For most diagnostic veterinary purposes B-mode, real time
ultrasonography is used employing different types of transducers.
• Linear transrectal transducer (frequencies of 5-10 MHz)
and the
Sector trans-abdominal transducer (frequencies of 1.0-4.0 MHz).
For most reproductive diagnostic work, linear array transrectal
transducers are employed in cattle, buffaloes, mares and female
camels. Small sized transrectal transducers are also used for early
pregnancy diagnosis in small ruminants (sheep and goat).
15. • A- mode Amplitude modulation. A one-element (one dimensional)
display with time (distance) on the horizontal axis.
•
• B-Mode Brightness modulation. A compound A-mode scan with
amplitude translated into a brightness scale. Location on the
display is related to position and depth.
• Doppler ultrasound When an ultrasound beam meets a moving
object the reflected ultrasound is either of increased or decreased
frequency, depending upon whether the motion is towards or away
from the transducer.
16. • Echogenic A structure causing a marked
reflection of the ultrasound beam. A change in
echogenecity in a homogeneous structure may
indicate a pathological change.
• Hperechoic Showing increased echogenecity.
• Hypoechoic Showing decreased echogenecity.
• Attenuation in ultrasound is the reduction in
amplitude of the ultrasound beam as a function
of distance through the imaging medium
17.
18. Ultrasound artifacts
• An ultrasound artifact is a structure in
an image which does not directly represent actual
tissue being scanned.
• Artifact assumes different forms including :
• Structures in the image that are not actually present
• Objects that should be represented but are missing
from the image.
• Structures which are misregistered on the image.
19. Common artifacts in reproductive
ultrasound
• Artifacts in ultrasound may be divided into two main categories:
• (1) artifacts related to the operator, such as wrong settings (power,
gain, frequency) or poor patient preparation, which impair image
quality;
• (2) artifacts that result from ultrasound interactions with tissues
(absorption, reflection or refraction). If adequately identified, they
may be useful in the characterization of a lesion.
20.
21. Reverberation
• This is the production of false echoes due to repeated
reflections between two interfaces with a high
acoustic impedance mismatch
• The air between the probe and the skin is the main
cause of reverberation (external reverberation).
• Reflectors such as intestinal gas and bones are causes
for internal reverberation. This artifact is
characterized by formation of several hyperechoic
lines that are equally spaced and gradually attenuated
22. Gas within the spiral
colon is creating
reverberation artifacts
(white arrowheads)
characterized by
several hyperechoic
lines, equally spaced
and
gradually attenuated.
24. COMET TAIL ARTIFACT
• The comet-tail artifact is a type of reverberation
artifact met with small reflective
surfaces as gas bubbles or small metallic objects
and is characterized by the formation of a narrow
beam of closely spaced, discrete, hyperechoic
lines
26. Acoustic Shadowing
• Acoustic shadowing appears as an anechoic
area distal to a structure that strongly
attenuates the ultrasound, such as bone or
any mineralized or dense material (eg,
metal, wood, fibrosis.
27. Acoustic shadowing artifact.
The hypoechoic band (white
arrowheads) superimposed
on this image is the result of
attenuation of part of the
ultrasound beam by a focus of
dense
material (mineralized or
fibrous tissue) in the near field.
28. Distal Acoustic Enhancement
• Distal acoustic enhancement is caused by
augmentation of the amplitude of the echoes
(brighter so whiter) distally to a structure with a low
attenuation (more often fluid). It is convenient for
identifying fluid-filled structures, such as cysts
• It may be reduced by decreasing the differential gain
at this level.
29. Distal acoustic enhancement artifact.
The increased echogenicity distal to
this gravid uterus (asterisk) is caused
by the augmentation of the amplitude
of the echoes distally to
allantoic and amniotic fluid with a low
attenuation
31. Reproductive diagnostics
1.Evaluation of ovarian and uterine physiology and
pathology
• Ovarian follicle, CL, Cysts, tumors, etc..
• Studying ovarian follicular dynamics
• Ovarian blood supply by color doppler
• Normal uterine echotexture, estrus
• Growths or fluid accumulations such as
mucometra, pyometra, tumors
32. 2. Evaluation of pregnancy &
gestational physiology
• Pregnancy diagnosis
• Fetal heart beat
• Fetal sex determination
• Determination of gestational age
• Fetal numbers and viability
• Estimating abnormal pregnancies
• Fetal growth assessments
• Early embryonic losses
33. 3. Interventions
• Ultrasound guided ovum pick-up for IVF
• Ultrasound guided aspiration of fetal contents
of one fetus in twin pregnancies.
• Aspiration of amniotic or fetal fluids
34. Patient preparation
• For transrectal examination the probe is
placed in a sleeve or condom with gel inside.
• The animal is restrained and the rectum is
evacuated from the feces.
• The probe is inserted in the rectum and the
ovaries and uterus are scanned.
35. • For every transcutaneous ultrasonographic
examination, the area has to be shaved
and the skin cleaned with water or alcohol.
Acoustic gel is then applied to improve
the contact between the probe and the skin.
36.
37. Sonographic
Structure appearance
(days post mating)
Cow Buffalo Mare Sheep/
Goat
Sow Bitch Camel Cat
Fetal fluid 18-20 18-22 days, 5th
week
10-16 20-25 18-20 18-20 17-18 10-16
Fetal Heart beat 24 30 24-25 21-23 – 24 28-30 16-18
Fetus 28-30 20-26day, 4th
week
20-22 25-30 25-30 – 23-25 16-20
Cotyledons /Allantois 35-40 30-35 20-22 40-50 – – – 25
Fetal bones fetal buds 57-60 – – 70 – 42-50 40 days 30-33
Fetal sex determination 57-60 10-18 weeks 60-70 60–90 – – – 38-43
Fetal movement 42-50 47-51 40-45 – 60 – – 30-34
Ultrasonographic features of early pregnancy in various species
38. Probe requirements for pregnancy
diagnosis in domestic animals
Cattle Buffalo Mare Sheep/
Goat
Sow Bitch Camel Cat
TYPE OF PROBE Trans
Rectal
Linear 5-
10 MHz
Linear Trans-
rectal 5-10
MHz
Linear
Transrect
al 5-10
MHz
Up to day
40 Linear
Rectal 5-10
MHz
Beyond day
40 2.5-4.0
MHz
A mode
or Linear
and
Sector
3.5-10
MHz
Early
pregnancy
5-10 MHz
Late
pregnancy
3.5-4.75
MHz
Trans
Rectal
Linear 5-10
MHz
Early
pregnancy 5-
10 MHz
Late
pregnancy
3.5-4.75
MHz