Allometric Scaling of M-Mode Cardiac Measurements in Normal Adult Dogs

Cornell, Craig; D. Kittleson, Mark; Della Torre, Paul; Häggström, Jens; W. Lombard, Christophe; D. Pedersen, Henrik; Vollmar, A.; C. Wey, Aaron

doi:10.1892/0891-6640(2004)18<311:asomcm>2.0.co;2

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Allometric Scaling of M-Mode Cardiac Measurements in Normal Adult Dogs

Published in Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine • Jan 1, 2004

Authors:

Craig Cornell

Mark D. Kittleson

Paul Della Torre

Abstract

Indices for M-mode measurements in dogs usually have been based on the assumption that a linear relationship exists between these measurements and body weight (BW) or body surface area (BSA). The relationships between the geometry of 3-dimensional objects do not support this assumption. The purposes...

Subject

Allometry

Body surface area

Linear regression

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