Comparison of radiography, myelography and computed tomography for the evaluation of canine vertebral and spinal cord tumors in sixteen dogs

Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 28-33

  Drost, Wm Tod ^a   Love, Nancy E ^a   Berry, Clifford R ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Dog; Myelography; Radiography; Vertebral tumors

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 0002496167     PISSN: 10588183     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.1996.tb00808.x     Document Type: Article

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