Mensuration of the pituitary gland from magnetic resonance images in 17 cats

Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 278-282

  Wallack, Seth T ^a   Wisner, Erik R ^a,b   Feldman, Edward C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cat; Feline; Magnetic resonance imaging; Morphometry; Pituitary gland

Indexed keywords

FELIDAE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; FEMALE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PITUITARY DISEASES; PITUITARY GLAND; RECORDS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0038824662     PISSN: 10588183     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2003.tb00455.x     Document Type: Article

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