Association of clinical and magnetic resonance imaging findings with outcome in dogs suspected to have ischemic myelopathy: 50 cases (2000-2006)

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 233, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 129-135

  De Risio, Luisa ^a,c   Adams, Vicki ^b   Dennis, Ruth ^a   McConnell, Fraser J ^c,d   Platt, Simon R ^e  

^a Centre for Small Animal Studies

^b Centre for Preventive Medicine   (Italy)

^c ANIMAL HEALTH TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD ISCHEMIA;

ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINAL CORD ISCHEMIA;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 47149102562     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.233.1.129     Document Type: Review

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