Evaluation of intervertebral disk degeneration in chondrodystrophic and nonchondrodystrophic dogs by use of Pfirrmann grading of images obtained with low-field magnetic resonance imaging

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 893-898

  Bergknut, Niklas ^a,c   Auriemma, Edoardo ^b   Wijsman, Saffiera ^a   Voorhout, George ^b   Hagman, Ragnvi ^c   Lagerstedt, Anne Sofie ^c   Hazewinkel, Herman A W ^a   Meij, Björn P ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CHONDRODYSPLASIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOG; FEMALE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PFIRRMANN CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NETHERLANDS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PEDIGREE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINE;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 79960187206     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.72.7.893     Document Type: Review

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