Association between postoperative outcome and results of magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography in working dogs with degenerative lumbosacral stenosis

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 216, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1769-1774

  Jones, Jeryl C ^a   Banfield, Catherine M ^b   Ward, Daniel L ^a  

^a VIRGINIA MARYLAND REGIONAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; MARTES PENNANTI;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACK; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOG; DOG DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RADIOGRAPHY; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SPINAL STENOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0034200879     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2000.216.1769     Document Type: Article

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