An integrated epidemiologic and radiographic algorithm for canine urocystolith mineral type prediction

Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 311-319

  Weichselbaum, Ralph C ^a   Feeney, Daniel A ^a   Jessen, Carl R ^a   Osborne, Carl A ^a   Holte, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cystography; Dog; Internal architecture; Multivariate discriminant analysis; Shape; Surface; Urocystolith; Urolith

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; BLADDER STONE; CHEMISTRY; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; MALE; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; MALE; MINNESOTA; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; URINARY BLADDER CALCULI;

EID: 0035408748     PISSN: 10588183     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2001.tb00946.x     Document Type: Article

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