Development and application for Autopsy imaging in veterinary medicine

2020 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 18K05981
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 42020:Veterinary medical science-related
• Research Institution: Azabu University
• Principal Investigator: Yamada Kazutaka 麻布大学, 獣医学部, 教授 (80292093)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 斑目 広郎 麻布大学, 大学病院, 教授 (20173768) ; 金井 詠一 麻布大学, 獣医学部, 助教 (20632219)
• Project Period (FY): 2018-04-01 – 2021-03-31
• Keywords: Ai / 死亡時画像診断 / ウシ / イヌ / ネコ / 骨折 / 法獣医学

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Autopsy imaging (Ai) was performed on dead animals, including cases of veterinary clinical courses, economically valuable zoo animals, and forensic police cases. The results obtained on Ai facilitated the dissection workflow. Because it is necessary to perform pathological examination for definitive diagnosis, Ai and pathological examination are complementary processes in determining the cause of death. Moreover, Ai is particularly useful for detecting fractures. Hence, by detecting fractures in forensic cases, it is possible to identify the incidence of animal abuse, which had been overlooked thus far.

Free Research Field

臨床獣医学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

獣医師にとってAiは病理解剖よりもハードルは低い．自然には起こり得ない骨折を支持するAi所見を抑えておけば，病理解剖ができなくても虐待を裏付ける証拠を残すことができる．動物虐待を警察にフィードバックすることで，その先に発展する可能性のある犯罪（例えば，児童虐待）を未然に防ぐことができるかもしれない．動物のAiを通じて健全な社会に側面から貢献する役割を担いたい．