Computed tomography diagnosis of isolated splenic torsion in a dog

Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 235-237

  Patsikas, Michail N ^a   Rallis, Timoleon ^a   Kladakis, Stefanos E ^a   Dessiris, Aggelos K ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

CT; Dog; Splenic torsion

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; RADIOGRAPHY; SPLEEN DISEASE; SPLENECTOMY; TORSION;

ANIMALS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; SPLENECTOMY; SPLENIC DISEASES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TORSION;

EID: 0035348803     PISSN: 10588183     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2001.tb00931.x     Document Type: Article

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