Table 1 Ultrasound manifestations of urethra in rats in surgical group.

From: The role of ultrasound combined with water bath in the establishment of animal models of rat urethral stricture

Ultrasound manifestations

Number of rats

Percentage (%)

Score

(a/b)

Continuity of central line of urethral hyperechoic bands

 Basic continuity

13 (2/11)

72.22

1

 Interruption (Fig. 7)

5 (4/1)

27.78

2

Width of urethral hyperechoic bands

 Stability

0

0

1

 Stenosis (Fig. 5)

18 (6/12)

100

2

Echo intensity of urethral hyperechoic bands

 Basically consistent

2 (0/2)

11.11

1

 The echo of the central line weakens and the edge line is blurred (Fig. 6)

9 (0/9)

50.00

2

 The echo of the central line weakens and the edge line disappears

7 (6/1)

38.89

3

Echo intensity distribution uniformity of urethral hyperechoic bands

 Basic uniform

2 (0/2)

11.11

1

 Nonuniform (Fig. 6)

16 (6/10)

88.89

2

  1. a = TGF group b = MSC group.
  2. (All the control group rats’ urethral ultrasounds did not show any of the changes described above, so they were not included in the statistical tables for display.)
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