Development of a compact ultrasonic equipment for large animal practice
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07556067
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 試験 |
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| Research Field |
Applied veterinary science
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| Research Institution | Kitasato University |
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Principal Investigator |
HAGIO Mitsuyosi Kitasato Univ., School of Veterinary Medicine, Professor, 獣医畜産学部, 教授 (20128359)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
WADA Masaharu Federation of Kagoshima Agricultural mutual aid associations, Instructor, 臨床研究科, 研究係長
OSAKI Kazue Large animal clinic and research center, Federation of Hokkaido Agricultural mut, 講習所, 担当主幹
KAMIMURA Shunichi Kagoshima Univ., Faculty of Agriculture, Associate Prof., 農学部, 助教授 (90233949)
TAKAHASHI Yoshiyuki Hokkaido Univ., Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Associate Prof., 獣医学部, 助教授 (70167485)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1995 – 1996
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 1996)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥7,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥7,000,000)
Fiscal Year 1996: ¥2,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000)
Fiscal Year 1995: ¥4,800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,800,000)
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| Keywords | Ultrasonic equipment / Compact / Newly-developed / large animal / Battery-driven / Soulder-carry / 背負い式 |
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| Research Abstract |
Even the portable equipment presently available is still bulky to carry and handle, and preparation and examination in livestock houses and paddocks are laborious without assistance. We, therefore, developed a compact ultrasonic equipment for large animal practice.
The features of the equipment developed were as follows :
1. light in weight able to be carried and handled by only one veterinarian
2. a backpack type allowing for morbility and avoidance of animal interference
3. a 4 inch liquid crystal display (LCD) attached to the examiner's waist
4. a control panel bearing important function keys on the monitor
5. run on rechargeable batteries as well as on alternating AC current
The operation of the equipment on tha farm was evaluated especially on easiness of handling and satisfactory results were obtained. The usufulness of the LCD was also compared with the conventional ultrasonic CRT display especially in terms of image quality of various organs in healthy and diseased cows. The image quality of LCD was satisfactory for clinical use, although a subtle decline in resolution of very small targets was discernible. This prototype compact equipment was considered to be quite useful in large animal practice.
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Report
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Research Products
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