Assessment of the geometry of the cubital (elbow) joint of dogs by use of magnetic resonance imaging

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 211-218

  Janach, Katharina J ^a   Breit, Sabine M ^a   Künzel, Wolfgang W F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BREED DIFFERENCE; CADAVER; CHONDRODYSPLASIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DOG DISEASE; ELBOW INJURY; FEMALE; GEOMETRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ANIMALS; DOGS; FORELIMB; JOINTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 33344459260     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.67.2.211     Document Type: Article

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