MRI of secondary cervical syringomyelia in four cats

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 71, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1069-1073

  Okada, Midori ^a,b   Kitagawa, Masato ^a   Ito, Daisuke ^a   Itou, Takuya ^a   Kanayama, Kiichi ^a   Sakai, Takeo ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Pet Clinic ANIHOS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Feline; Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); Syringomyelia

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CASE REPORT; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CEREBELLUM; CERVICAL SPINE; ENCEPHALOCELE; FEMALE; PARESIS; PATHOLOGY; SPINAL CORD; SYRINGOMYELIA;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CEREBELLUM; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; ENCEPHALOCELE; FEMALE; PARESIS; SPINAL CORD; SYRINGOMYELIA;

FELIDAE;

EID: 70349451644     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.71.1069     Document Type: Article

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