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This study aimed to evaluate the correlation and cut-off values between the MINE score and radiographic variables. A total of 132 dogs with MMVD were recruited. The correlation between radiographic variables and the MINE score was assessed using Pearson\u2019s correlation analysis. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves and the corresponding area under the curve (AUC) values and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were generated for radiographic variables using a MINE score over 8 (severe) as the classifiers. The MINE score showed a positive correlation with the VHS, VLAS, M-VLAS, and RLAD. For a cut-off MINE score \u2265 8 (severe), the radiographic variables could be ranked from highest to lowest AUC value as follows: VHS, VLAS, M-VLAS, and RLAD with cut-off values of 10.75, 2.75, 4.05, and 2.45, respectively. The results of this study highlight the potential of thoracic radiography as an alternative method for providing valuable prognostic insights in dogs with MMVD.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.24425\/pjvs.2025.156065","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,9,17]],"date-time":"2025-09-17T08:26:56Z","timestamp":1758097616000},"page":"403-408","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Correlation between the Mitral INsufficiency Echocardiographic score and radiographic variables in dogs with myxomatous mitral valve disease"],"prefix":"10.24425","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0995-6511","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"J.","family":"Lee","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Veterinary Internal medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine,Kyungpook National University, 80 Daehak-ro, Daegu, 41566, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"M.","family":"Kim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Veterinary Internal medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine,Kyungpook National University, 80 Daehak-ro, Daegu, 41566, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"H.","family":"Kim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Bone Animal Medical Hospital, 2545 Dalgubeol-daero, Daegu, 42056, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"J.","family":"Ryu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"One-health Animal Hospital, 23Bukbusunhwan-doro, Ulsan, 44629, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"T.","family":"Oh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Veterinary Internal medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine,Kyungpook National University, 80 Daehak-ro, Daegu, 41566, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"S.","family":"Bae","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Veterinary Internal medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine,Kyungpook National University, 80 Daehak-ro, Daegu, 41566, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"37468","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,9,16]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref0","unstructured":"Bagardi M, Manfredi M, Zani DD, Brambilla PG, Locatelli C (2021) Interobserver variability of radiographic methods for the evaluation of left atrial size in dogs.&nbsp;Vet Radiol Ultrasound. 62: 161-174. 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