Acta Vet. Brno 2024, 93: 313-319

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb202493030313

Morphometry of the thorax and three-dimensional modelling of the lower respiratory tracts with computed tomography in Van cats

Ali Koçyiğit1ID, İsmail Demircioğlu2ID, Osman Yılmaz3ID, Kamil Beşoluk4ID, Mustafa Orhun Dayan4ID

1Harran University Laboratory and Veterinary Health Vocational School, Şanlıurfa, Türkiye
2Harran University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Anatomy, Şanlıurfa, Türkiye
3Van Yüzüncü Yıl University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Anatomy, Van, Türkiye
4Selçuk University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Anatomy, Konya, Türkiye

Received July 10, 2023
Accepted July 11, 2024

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