Computed tomography of the normal lumbosacral intervertebral disc in 22 dogs

Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 630-634

  Axlund, T W ^a   Hudson, J A ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; VERTEBRAL CANAL; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; BODY POSTURE; HISTOLOGY; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; RADIOGRAPHY; REFERENCE VALUE; SACRUM;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

ANIMALS; DOGS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; POSTURE; REFERENCE VALUES; SACRUM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 1342290239     PISSN: 10588183     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2003.tb00521.x     Document Type: Article

References (22)

1. Ramirez O 3rd, Thrall DE. A review of imaging techniques for canine cauda equina syndrome. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 1998;39:283-296.
2. Ferguson HR. Conditions of the lumbosacral spinal cord and cauda equina. Semin Vet Med Surg (Small Anim) 1996;11:254-258.
3. Jones JC, Cartee RE, Bartels JE. Computed tomographic anatomy of the canine lumbosacral spine. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 1995;36:91-99.
4. Jones JC, Sorjonen DC, Simpson ST, et al. Comparison between computed tomographic and surgical findings in nine large-breed dogs with lumbosacral stenosis. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 1996;37:247-256.
5. Adams WH, Daniel GB, Pardo AD, Selcer RS. Magnetic resonance imaging of the caudal lumbar and lumbosacral spine in 13 dogs (1990-1993). Vet Radiol Ultrasound 1995;36:3-13.
6. Feeney DA, Evers P, Fletcher TF, Hardy RM, Wallace LJ. Computed tomography of the normal canine lumbosacral spine - a morphologic perspective. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 1996;37:399-411.
7. Jones JC, Shires PK, Inzana KD, Sponenberg DP, Massicotte C, Renberg W, Giroux A. Evaluation of canine lumbosacral stenosis using intravenous contrast-enhanced computed tomography. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 1999;40:108-114.
8. Jones JC, Inzana KD. Subclinical CT abnormalities in the lumbosacral spine of older large-breed dogs. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2000;41:19-26.
9. Mattoon JS, Koblik PD. Quantitative survey radiographic evaluation of the lumbosacral spine of normal dogs and dogs with degenerative lumbosacral stenosis. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 1993;34:194-206.
10. Breit S, Kunzel W. Breed specific osteological features of the canine lumbosacral junction. Ann Anat 2001;183:151-157.
11. Morgan JP, Atilola M, Bailey CS. Vertebral canal and spinal cord mensuration: A comparative study of its effect of lumbosacral myelography in the dachshund and german shepherd dog. J Am Vet Med Assoc 1987;191:951-957.
12. Hathcock JT, Pechman RD, Dillon AR, Knecht CD, Braund KG. Comparison of three radiographic contrast procedures in the evaluation of the canine lumbosacral spinal canal. Vet Radiol 1988;29:4-15.
13. Barthez PY, Morgan JP, Lipsitz D. Discography and epidurography for evaluation of the lumbosacral junction in dogs with cauda equina syndrome. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 1994;35:152-157.
14. Sisson AF, LeCouteur RA, Ingram JT, Park RD, Child G. Diagnosis of cauda equina abnormalities by using electromyography, discography, and epidurography in dogs. Vet Intern Med 1992;6:253-263.
15. Park RD. Diagnostic imaging of the spine. Proc Vet Neur 1990;1:371-386.
16. Jones JC, Banfield CM, Ward DL. Association between postoperative outcome and results of magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography in working dogs with degenerative lumbosacral stenosis. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2000;216:1769-1774.
17. Jensen MC, Brant-Zawadzki MN, Obuchowski N, Modic MT, Malkasian D, Ross JS. Magnetic resonance imaging of the lumbar spine in people without back pain. N Engl J Med 1994;331:69-73.
18. Gorman WF, Hodak JA. Herniated intervertebral disc without pain. J Okla State Med Assoc 1997;90:185-190.
19. Borenstein DG, O'Mara JW Jr, Boden SD, Lauerman WC, Jacobson A, Platenberg C, Schellinger D, Wiesel SW. The value of magnetic resonance imaging of the lumbar spine to predict low-back pain in asymptomatic subjects: a seven-year follow-up study. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2001;83-A:1306-1311.
20. Jones JC, Wilson ME, Bartels JE. A review of high resolution computed tomography and a proposed technique for regional examination of the canine lumbosacral spine. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 1994;35:339-346.
21. Botwin KP, Skene G, Tourres-Ramos FM, Gruber RD, Bouchlas CG, Shah CP. Role of weight-bearing flexion and extension myelography in evaluating the intervertebral disc. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2001;80:289-295.
22. Ido K, Shiode H, Sakamoto A, Matsuoka H, Kawaguchi H, Yoshida M, Urushidani H. The validity of upright myelography for diagnosing lumbar disc herniation. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2002;104:30-35.