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Abdominal radiographs were evaluated without knowledge of history or diagnosis. Maximum and minimum external small intestine diameter (SID) and colon diameter (CD) were compared; dorsoventral and mediolateral measurements of the cranial end plate of L2 (VEL2) and L5 vertebrae were com-pared. Dorsoventral height of VEL2 from lateral radiographic views was used to determine maximum-SID:VEL2 and maximum-CD:VEL2 ratios. Gas patterns were evaluated.<\/jats:p>\n<jats:p><jats:bold>Results<\/jats:bold>\u2014Nonobstructive gastrointestinal tract disease was more likely than obstruction until a maximum-SID:VEL2 ratio &gt; 2.0. At a maximum-SID:VEL2 ratio of 2.5, probability of a disease not related to the intestinal tract was &lt; 4%. At a maximum-SID:VEL2 ratio of 3.0, probability of a mechanical intestinal obstruction was &gt; 70%. When the maximum-CD:VEL2 ratio was 2.0, probability of LFB was 50%; as the maximum-CD:VEL2 ratio increased beyond 2.0, likelihood of LFB decreased. Both gas pattern and CD correlated with diagnosis category.<\/jats:p>\n<jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusions and Clinical Relevance<\/jats:bold>\u2014Normalizing ratios of maximum-SID:VEL2 and maximum-CD:VEL2 obtained from measurements on lateral radiographic views of the abdomen in cats were related to diagnosis category.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.2460\/javma.236.8.880","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2010,4,15]],"date-time":"2010-04-15T07:11:31Z","timestamp":1271315491000},"page":"880-886","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":34,"title":["Association of intestinal disorders in cats with findings of abdominal radiography"],"prefix":"10.2460","volume":"236","author":[{"given":"William M.","family":"Adams","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Laura A.","family":"Sisterman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Julia 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