Banca de DEFESA: LEANDRO CAVALCANTI SOUZA DE MELO

Uma banca de DEFESA de DOUTORADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : LEANDRO CAVALCANTI SOUZA DE MELO
DATE: 26/02/2024
TIME: 15:00
LOCAL: Google Meet Link: meet.google.com/ngw-pkim-oop
TITLE:

USE OF COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY FOR STUDIES OF LIVER AND LUNGS IN THE PERINATOLOGY OF BROAD-SNOUTED CAIMANS (Caiman latirostris, DAUDIN 1802)

KEY WORDS:

imaging; crocodilian; pneumology; hepatology; neonate.

PAGES: 60
BIG AREA: Ciências Agrárias
AREA: Medicina Veterinária
SUBÁREA: Reprodução Animal
SPECIALTY: Fisiopatologia da Reprodução Animal
SUMMARY:

Research on the perinatology of broad-snouted caimans (Caiman latirostris) aims to study the morphological, physiological, and behavioral dynamics of these animals from hatching to their early days of life. This is crucial for making decisions that seek to maintain the conservation status and/or increase the zootechnical value of those bred in captivity. For this purpose, the use of diagnostic imaging tools such as computed tomography can assist in the early diagnosis of conditions, based on the estimation of species-specific normality parameters. The objective of this study was to define a tomographic pattern for the lungs and liver of healthy free-living C. latirostris offspring. For lung studies, 15 animals underwent tomographic examination, where parenchymal radiodensity was evaluated using the histogram technique (-886.39 ± 19.66 HU) and total volume (3.72 ± 0.76 cm³), measured by isolating structures with radiographic attenuation between -1023 and -205 HU. For hepatic evaluation, 14 animals were studied, and a parenchymal radiodensity value of 26.01 ± 3.95 HU was obtained. As an additional data point, the enzyme aspartate aminotransferase was assayed in these animals, generating values of 193.85 ± 34.53 UI/l. These data can serve as a preliminary basis for establishing reference values for the parameters studied in C. latirostris offspring.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - GUSTAVO FERRER CARNEIRO
Interno - JOSE WILTON PINHEIRO JUNIOR
Externo ao Programa - 1457824 - FABIANO SELLOS COSTA - UFRPEExterno à Instituição - Rodrigo Giesta Figueiredo - UFES
Externa à Instituição - LORENA ADAO VESCOVI SELLOS COSTA