Urinary cortisol-to-creatinine ratio using a chemiluminescent assay has limited diagnostic accuracy for canine hypercortisolism
UCCR should not be used alone to rule out HC in dogs, and, when the clinical suspicion for HC is present, other endocrine tests should be pursued.
Authors
- Matteo Galeotti
- Alessandro Tirolo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-7610-8796)
- Francesca Del Baldo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5577-0657)
- Antonio Maria Tardo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3636-0415)
- Federico Fracassi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3121-2199)
- Francesco Dondi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8259-6458)
- Stefania Golinelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7763-3074)
- Ada Sapignoli
Institutions
- University of Parma (IT)
- University of Bologna (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Veterinary Research
- Published
- 2025-04-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2460/ajvr.25.01.0020
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Veterinary Medicine and Surgery
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.35