Development of a morphometric magnetic resonance image parameter suitable for distinguishing between normal dogs and dogs with cerebellar atrophy

Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 246-253

  Thames, Ryan A ^a   Robertson, Ian D ^a   Flegel, Thomas ^b   Henke, Diana ^c   O'brien, Dennis P ^d   Coates, Joan R ^d   Olby, Natasha J ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain aging; Cerebellar abiotrophy; Cerebellar atrophy; Neurodegeneration

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; BRAIN; CEREBELLUM; CEREBELLUM DISEASE; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DOG; DOG DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY;

AGING; ANIMALS; ATROPHY; BRAIN; CEREBELLAR DISEASES; CEREBELLUM; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES;

EID: 77953171044     PISSN: 10588183     EISSN: 17408261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2009.01655.x     Document Type: Article

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