Effect of computed tomography display window and image plane on diagnostic certainty for characteristics of dysplastic elbow joints in dogs

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 68, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 858-871

  Tromblee, Tonya C ^a,d   Jones, Jeryl C ^a   Bahr, Anne M ^b   Shires, Peter K ^a   Aref, Susanne ^c  

^a VIRGINIA MARYLAND REGIONAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Aref Consulting Group LLC   (United States)

^d Massachusetts Veterinary Referral Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOG DISEASE; DYSPLASIA; ELBOW DISEASE; FEMALE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE QUALITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RADIATION DOSE; SCLEROSIS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 34548216438     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.68.8.858     Document Type: Article

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