Bone scintigraphy for the diagnosis of an abnormal medial coronoid process in dogs

Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 344-348

  Van Bruggen, Leonie W L ^b   Hazewinkel, Herman A W ^a   Wolschrijn, Claudia F ^b   Voorhout, George ^b   Pollak, Yvonne W E A ^b   Barthez, Paul Y ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dog; Elbow; Elbow dysplasia; Medial coronoid process; Scintigraphy

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; FORELIMB; JOINT; MALE; SCINTISCANNING;

ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; FORELIMB; JOINT DISEASES; JOINTS; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; MALE;

EID: 77953166481     PISSN: 10588183     EISSN: 17408261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2009.01664.x     Document Type: Article

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