Rabbit Echocardiography
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Fetal Echocardiography and Pulsed-wave Doppler Ultrasound in a Rabbit Model of Intrauterine Growth Restriction
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2013
We describe examination of fetal cardiac function with contemporary functional fetal echocardiography and fetoplacental Doppler ultrasound using the VisualSonics VEVO 2100 microultrasound in a surgically induced model of intrauterine fetal growth restriction in a rabbit.
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Murine Fetal Echocardiography
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2013
Fetal and perinatal death is a common feature when studying genetic alterations affecting cardiac development. High-frequency ultrasound imaging has improved 2-D resolution and can provide excellent information on early cardiac development and is an ideal method to detect the impact on cardiac structure and function prior to death.
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Transthoracic Echocardiography in Mice
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2010
Transthoracic echocardiography offers a noninvasive method for the evaluation of cardiac function in mice. A combination of ultrasound and Doppler imaging modalities can be used to obtain dimensional measurements of the heart and intracardiac blood flow, which together provide an assessment of cardiac systolic and diastolic performance.
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Murine Echocardiography and Ultrasound Imaging
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2010
This video demonstrates use of a rail-mounted high-frequency ultrasound probe to perform echocardiography on an anesthetized mouse. The methods describe both conventional two-dimensional and M-mode measurements of cardiac function in addition to newer, more powerful tools such as color Doppler, strain analysis, as well as general and targeted contrast imaging.
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Blood Collection in Rabbits
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2026
All animal procedures described here must be conducted in accordance with institutional animal ethics guidelines and approved by IACUC. All procedures must follow the principles of the 3Rs—Replacement, Reduction, and Refinement—and must be performed by trained personnel. Blood sampling is commonly performed in laboratory rabbits for research and clinical applications. The collection site is selected based on the required sample volume, sampling frequency, and study objectives. As a general...
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Each modality contributes a different type of cardiac information. Two-dimensional imaging shows cardiac anatomy and overall motion, M-mode supports quantitative measurements of chamber dimensions and wall movement, and Doppler recordings characterize blood flow. Combining these outputs allows investigators to examine structure, mechanical function, valve performance, and selected indicators of cardiac output within the same examination.
Doppler provides information about blood movement through the heart and its valves, extending the assessment beyond anatomy alone. These recordings can help evaluate valve performance and contribute to selected indicators of cardiac output. In cardiovascular studies, that flow-related information can be compared with chamber dimensions and wall motion to produce a broader picture of cardiac function.
Because the technique does not require tissue collection, the same animal can be assessed repeatedly over time. Serial examinations can reveal whether cardiac structure or function changes during disease progression, after a drug or intervention, or across an experimental period. This repeated-measurement capability is especially valuable when researchers need to monitor trends rather than rely on a single endpoint.
The examination can provide measurements of chamber dimensions and observations of wall motion, while also supplying information about valve performance and selected indicators of cardiac output. Together, these findings address both cardiac structure and function. In medicine and cardiovascular research, they help investigators characterize heart disease and identify functional changes associated with experimental treatments or interventions.
The assessment begins by directing a high-frequency transducer through the thorax to transmit sound waves toward the heart. Returning echoes are then used to generate two-dimensional images, M-mode measurements, and Doppler recordings. Investigators can review these outputs together, selecting structural, motion, and flow-related information relevant to the cardiac question being studied.
Researchers may choose it when they need repeated information about cardiac changes in living animals rather than a single tissue-based endpoint. The method supports monitoring of heart disease, evaluation of cardiovascular effects produced by drugs or other interventions, and follow-up across time. Its noninvasive character makes it suited to longitudinal experimental designs in cardiovascular research.
In veterinary medicine, the method supports assessment of rabbit cardiac structure and function. In research, investigators apply the same imaging approach to experimental models, where it can track disease-related changes and evaluate responses to drugs or interventions. Because structural, motion, and flow-related findings can be collected without tissue collection, it connects clinical-style assessment with repeated experimental monitoring.