Computed tomography and low-field magnetic resonance imaging of the pituitary gland in dogs with pituitary-dependent hyperadrenocorticism: 11 cases (2001-2003)

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 235, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 409-414

  Auriemma, Edoardo ^a,d   Barthez, Paul Y ^b,c   Van Der Vlugt Meijer, Roselinda H ^b,d   Voorhout, George ^b   Meij, Björn P ^b  

^a Department of Clinical Sciences of Companion Animals ^*

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c VEDIM   (Luxembourg)

^d ACE Pharmaceuticals BV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADRENAL CORTEX HYPERFUNCTION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; HYPOPHYSECTOMY; HYPOPHYSIS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADRENOCORTICAL HYPERFUNCTION; ANIMALS; CONTRAST MEDIA; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; HYPOPHYSECTOMY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PITUITARY GLAND; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 69449086721     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.235.4.409     Document Type: Article

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