Ringdahl, Agnes
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Abstract
Background: Abdominal ultrasound is widely used to evaluate the intestinal tract of horses. Despite being a routine examination, there is limited data on the reliability of this diagnostic procedure. Objectives: To investigate intra- and inter-rater reliability of ultrasonographic intestinal wall thickness measurements in healthy horses. A second aim was to assess variance within repeated measurements to determine threshold values that distinguish whether differences between repeated examinations are true findings versus solely due to measurement variation. Study Design: In vivo reliability study. Method: Eight healthy horses (7 Standardbreds, 1 Warmblood) were ultrasonographically examined in six intestinal regions: duodenum, right dorsal colon (RDC), right ventral colon (RVC), caecum, jejunum and left ventral colon (LVC). In each horse, triplicate measurements of intestinal wall thickness were performed by three sonographers on three consecutive days. Intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC) was calculated to assess intra- and inter-rater reliability. Results: Intra-rater ICC was
Keywords
horse; intestine; reliability; ultrasonography; wall thickness
Published in
Equine Veterinary Journal
2026
Publisher: WILEY
SLU Authors
Nostell, Katarina
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
UKÄ Subject classification
Clinical Science
Publication identifier
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/evj.70147
Permanent link to this page (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/145804