Radiographic, computed tomographic, and ultrasonographic findings with migrating intrathoracic grass awns in dogs and cats

Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 249-255

  Schultz, Ryan M ^a   Zwingenberger, Allison ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Foxtail; Grass awn; Pleural effusion; Pneumonia; Pneumothorax; Radiography

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOG; DOG DISEASE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PLEURA DISEASE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PNEUMOTHORAX; POACEAE; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODIES; MALE; PLEURAL DISEASES; PLEURAL EFFUSION; PNEUMOTHORAX; POACEAE; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

ALOPECURUS PRATENSIS; ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 43049105443     PISSN: 10588183     EISSN: 17408261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2008.00360.x     Document Type: Article

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