Nai-Chieh Liu

BCS body condition score BD bulldog BOAS brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome FBD French bulldog LATE Laser-assisted turinoplasty and excision QVSH Queens Veterinary School Hospital RFA radiofrequency ablation RFG respiratory functional grade WBBP whole-body barometric plethysmography 1 INTRODUCTION Brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome (BOAS) is a common condition in extreme brachycephalic dogs, best characterized in pugs, French bulldogs, and bulldogs.

Citation: McDonald A, Agarwal A, Williams B, Liu N-C, Ladlow J (2024) Neural network analysis of pharyngeal sounds can detect obstructive upper respiratory disease in brachycephalic dogs. PLoS ONE 19(8): e0305633. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0305633 Editor: Dragan Hrncic, Belgrade University Faculty of Medicine, SERBIA Received: December 19, 2023; Accepted: June 3, 2024; Published: August 22, 2024 Copyright: © 2024 McDonald et al.

AVP ala-vestibuloplasty BOAS brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome CSA cross-sectional area CT computed tomography MHW modified horizontal wedge resection VW vertical wedge resection 3D three-dimensional 1 INTRODUCTION Stenotic nares are a common feature of brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome (BOAS), reportedly present in 50%–85% of affected dogs.1 Addressing this lesion surgically has been shown to improve patient outcomes.