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Use of computed tomography and radiation therapy planning software to develop a novel formula for body surface area calculation in dogs

BACKGROUND: Body surface area (BSA) can reflect metabolic rate that might normalize dosing of chemotherapeutics across widely variable weights within a species. The current BSA formula for dogs lacks height, length, and body condition. HYPOTHESIS: Computed tomography (CT) imaging will allow inclusio...

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Autores principales: Girens, Renee, Bukoski, Alex, Maitz, Charles A., Boston, Sarah E., Borgatti, Antonella, Sprinkle, Megan, Orrego, Daniel, Kesl, Shannon, Selting, Kim
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6430937/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30835925
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvim.15440