Ultrasonographic evaluation of brachial plexus tumors in five dogs

Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 514-517

  Rose, Scott ^a   Long, Craig ^a   Knipe, Marguerite ^a   Hornof, Bill ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus; Peripheral nerve sheath tumor; Tumor; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHY; DOG; DOG DISEASE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; MALE; NERVE SHEATH TUMOR;

ANIMALS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHIES; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; MALE; NERVE SHEATH NEOPLASMS;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 30944442489     PISSN: 10588183     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2005.00093.x     Document Type: Article

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