Comparison of magnetic resonance imaging and myelography in 18 Doberman pinscher dogs with cervical spondylomyelopathy

Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 523-531

  Da Costa, Ronaldo C ^a,b   Parent, Joane ^a   Dobson, Howard ^a   Holmberg, David ^a   Partlow, Gary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cervical myelopathy; Diagnosis; Myelogram

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOG; DOG DISEASE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; MALE; MYELOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PEDIGREE; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RADIOGRAPHY; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

ANIMALS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MYELOGRAPHY; PEDIGREE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL STENOSIS;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; HARNESS;

EID: 33750549073     PISSN: 10588183     EISSN: 17408261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2006.00180.x     Document Type: Article

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