Imaging diagnosis - Infiltrative lipoma causing spinal cord compression in a dog

Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 35-37

  Morgan, Lee W ^a   Toal, Robert ^b   Siemering, George ^b   Gavin, Patrick ^c  

^a Department of Georgetown Veterinary Hospital ^*  (United States)

^b VCA Shoreline Veterinary Referral Emergency Center   (United States)

^c IAMS Pet Imaging Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Canine; Infiltrative lipoma; MRI; Paraparesis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; LAMINECTOMY; LIPOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; VERTEBRA;

ANIMALS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; LAMINECTOMY; LIPOMA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 33845767845     PISSN: 10588183     EISSN: 17408261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2007.00201.x     Document Type: Article

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