Diagnostic imaging of canine elbow dysplasia: A Review

Veterinary Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 144-153

  Cook, Cristi R ^a   Cook, James L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Canine; Computed tomography; Elbow; Magnetic resonance imaging; Nuclear medicine; Radiography; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FORELIMB; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FORELIMB; JOINT DISEASES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 60249089615     PISSN: 01613499     EISSN: 1532950X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-950X.2008.00481.x     Document Type: Article

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