Computed tomographic features of the normal canine thyroid gland

Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 13-19

  Taeymans, Olivier ^a,b   Schwarz, Tobias ^c   Duchateau, Luc ^b   Barberet, Virginie ^b   Gielen, Ingrid ^b   Haskins, Mark ^d   Van Bree, Henri ^b   Saunders, Jimmy H ^b  

^a DipECVDI ^*

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Dog; Thyroid gland

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOG; EVALUATION; HISTOLOGY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PEDIGREE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; REFERENCE VALUE; THYROID GLAND;

ANIMALS; CONTRAST MEDIA; DOGS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; PEDIGREE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; THYROID GLAND; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 38349008529     PISSN: 10588183     EISSN: 17408261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2007.00310.x     Document Type: Article

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