Computed tomographic imaging protocol for the canine cervical and lumbar spine

Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 74-79

  Drees, Randi ^a   Dennison, Sophie E ^a   Keuler, Nicholas S ^b   Schwarz, Tobias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Canine; Computed tomography; Intervertebral disk; Spinal cord; Technique

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOG; HISTOLOGY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; METHODOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE;

ANIMALS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DOGS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; SPINE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 58049166737     PISSN: 10588183     EISSN: 17408261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2008.01493.x     Document Type: Article

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