Morphology of the caudal fossa in Cavalier King Charles Spaniels

Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 37-46

  Cerda Gonzalez, Sofia ^a   Olby, Natasha J ^b   McCullough, Susan ^c   Pease, Anthony P ^b   Broadstone, Richard ^c   Osborne, Jason A ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c IAMS Pet Imaging Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Chiari like; MRI; Occipital hypoplasia; Syringomyelia

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARNOLD CHIARI MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; ATLANTOAXIAL JOINT; ATLANTOOCCIPITAL JOINT; BREEDING; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; FORAMEN MAGNUM; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; SYNDROME; SYRINGOMYELIA;

ANIMALS; ARNOLD-CHIARI MALFORMATION; ATLANTO-AXIAL JOINT; ATLANTO-OCCIPITAL JOINT; BREEDING; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; FORAMEN MAGNUM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; SYNDROME; SYRINGOMYELIA;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 58049169247     PISSN: 10588183     EISSN: 17408261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2008.01487.x     Document Type: Article

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