High specificity and sensitivity of spot urine normetanephrine-to-creatinine ratios in the diagnosis of canine pheochromocytoma
Previously published guidelines of 4 times the upper reference limit in spot urine metanephrines testing used to diagnose pheochromocytomas will lead to a significant number of missed diagnoses.
Authors
- Douglas H. Thamm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8914-7767)
- Cherry-Ann Waldron (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8465-2492)
- Maegan L. Watson-Skaggs
- Arathi Vinayak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3013-3310)
Institutions
- California Animal Hospital (US)
- Colorado State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
- Published
- 2024-11-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.24.06.0409
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Adrenal and Paraganglionic Tumors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.15