Radiographic morphology of the cranial portion of the cervical vertebral column in Cavalier King Charles Spaniels and its relationship to syringomyelia

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 89-93

  Talbot, Catherine ^a   Stalin, Catherine E ^a   Rusbridge, Clare ^b   Granger, Nicolas ^a   Jeffery, Nick D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Stone Lion Veterinary Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATLANTOAXIAL JOINT; AXIS; BREED DIFFERENCE; CERVICAL SPINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; NECK; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SYRINGOMYELIA;

ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; SPINE; SYRINGOMYELIA;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 38749129679     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.69.1.89     Document Type: Article

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