Magnetic Moments

Simpler RE, Kerwin SC, Eichelberger BM, et al. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2014;55:414-419. Susceptibility artifacts caused by ferromagnetic implants compromise magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the canine stifle after tibial plateau leveling osteotomy (TPLO) procedures. The WARP-turbo spin echo sequence is … Read More

Goncalves R, Volk H, Smith PM, et al. J Vet Intern Med 2014;28:1275-1279. BACKGROUND: Corpus callosal abnormalities (CCA) in dogs have been only sporadically reported and are poorly characterized. HYPOTHESIS/OBJECTIVES: To describe the clinical presentation and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) … Read More

Martin-Vaquero P, da Costa RC, Moore SA, et al. J Vet Intern Med 2014;28:1268-1274. BACKGROUND: Chronic inflammation is involved in the pathogenesis of human cervical spondylotic myelopathy and could also play a role in cervical spondylomyelopathy (CSM) in dogs. HYPOTHESIS/OBJECTIVES: … Read More

Merhof K, Lang J, Durr S, et al.  J Vet Intern Med 2014;28:1263-1267. BACKGROUND: The diagnostic value of a contrast-enhanced T2-weighted FLAIR sequence (ceFLAIR) in brain imaging is unclear. HYPOTHESIS/OBJECTIVES: That the number of brain lesions detected with ceFLAIR would … Read More

Molin J, Rentmeister K, Matiasek K.  J Vet Intern Med 2014;28:1336-1340. An 11-month-old female Bloodhound was presented because of progressive ataxia and head swaying with insidious onset 2 weeks before admission. On neurologic examination, the dog was bright, alert, and … Read More

Decker SD, Volk HA.  Vet Rec 2014;174:632. Although disseminated idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) most often affects the ventral aspect of the vertebral column, this study evaluated the occurrence, nature and clinical relevance of dorsal vertebral column abnormalities in 10 dogs … Read More

Franchini D, Giannelli A, Di Paola G, et al. Vet Parasitol 2014;203:91-95. Onchocerca lupi, a zoonotic nematode infecting the eyes of carnivores, has been increasingly reported in dogs from Europe and the USA. In order to improve the current status … Read More

Reginato A, Giannuzzi P, Ricciardi M, et al.  Vet Microbiol 2014;170:451-455. A 7-year-old intact male mixed dog was presented with a history of acute and progressive paraparesis. Abnormal clinical signs consisted of non-ambulatory paraparesis, hind limbs hypertonia and severe thoracolumbar … Read More

An DG, Park J, Lee NK, et al.  in Conference Proceedings. American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine 2014. Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is one of the most lethal stroke types. Neuroimaging techniques, particularly computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), have … Read More

Wall CR, Cook CR, Cook JL. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2014. Radiography, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and ultrasonography are commonly used for diagnosis of shoulder osteochondrosis and osteochondritis dissecans (OC/OCD) in dogs, however there is a lack of published information on … Read More