Magnetic Moments

Whitty C, Milner H, Oram B. N Z Vet J 2013;61:115-118. Abstract CASE HISTORY: A 13 kg 3.5-year-old male neutered Cocker Spaniel presented with a 6-day history of deteriorating hindlimb paresis. Approximately 10 weeks previously the owner reported removing a … Read More

Mathiason CK, Nalls AV, Seelig DM, et al.  J Virol 2013;87:1947-1956. Domestic and nondomestic cats have been shown to be susceptible to feline spongiform encephalopathy (FSE), almost certainly caused by consumption of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)-contaminated meat. Because domestic and … Read More

Clark AC, Lopez FR, Levine JM, et al.  The Journal of small animal practice 2013;54:99-103. A 4-year-old, spayed-female great Dane was referred for surgical treatment of a suspected meningioma, diagnosed on magnetic resonance imaging 10 days prior to presentation. The … Read More

Kickingereder P, Dorn F, Blau T, et al. Radiat Oncol 2013;8:52. BACKGROUND: Structural follow-up magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) after stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) for brain metastases frequently displays local changes in the area of applied irradiation, which are often difficult to … Read More

Palas J, Matos AP, Ramalho M. Radiol Res Pract 2013;2013:219297. Despite being well visualized by different cross-sectional imaging techniques, the spleen is many times overlooked during the abdominal examination. The major reason is the low frequency of splenic abnormalities, the … Read More

Gaitero L, Nykamp S, Daniel R, et al. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2013;54:133-138. Cranial thoracic intervertebral disc herniations have been reported to be rare in dogs due to the presence of the intercapital ligament, however some studies have proposed they … Read More

Scrivani PV, Fletcher DJ, Cooley SD, et al. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2013;54:263-270. Intracranial hypertension is a cause of cerebral ischemia and neurologic deficits in dogs. Goals of this retrospective study were to test interobserver agreement for MRI measurements of … Read More

Anwer CC, Vernau KM, Higgins RJ, et al. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2013;54:271-277. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging characteristics of intracranial granular cell tumors (GCTs) have been previously reported in three dogs. The goal of this retrospective study was to examine … Read More

Carstens A, Kirberger RM, Dahlberg LE, et al. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2013;54:139-148. The purpose of this study was to determine whether delayed gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging of cartilage (dGEMRIC) and T2 mapping are accurate techniques for measuring cartilage thickness … Read More

Carstens A, Kirberger RM, Velleman M, et al. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2013;54:365-372. Osteoarthritis of the metacarpo/metatarsophalangeal joints is one of the major causes of poor performance in horses. Delayed gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging of cartilage (dGEMRIC) may be a … Read More