Articles that deal with magnetic resonance imaging also known as a “MRI scan”
Stepnik MW, Olby N, Thompson RR, et al. Vet Surg 2006;35:186-190. OBJECTIVE: To report femoral nerve dysfunction caused by focal iliopsoas muscle injury and treated by performing tenectomy of the muscle insertion. STUDY DESIGN: Case report. ANIMALS: A 4-year-old, castrated … Read More
SIMON R. PLATT, J. FRASER MCCONNELL, MARK BESTBIER. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2006;47:78-82. A 4-year-old neutered female terrier-cross was evaluated for an acute onset of paraplegia. Utilizing magnetic resonance (MR) imaging, the cause of the neurologic deficits was determined to … Read More
HIROSHI TANAKA, MASANARI NAKAYAMA, KATSUAKI TAKASE. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2006;47:99-102. Ultrasonography was performed during spinal surgery on two dogs that were suspected of having intramedullary lesions by myelography and magnetic resonance imaging. Ultrasonographically, the pathologic conditions of the spinal … Read More
Garosi L, McConnell JF, Platt SR, et al. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine 2006;20:311-321. Medical records of 40 dogs presented for evaluation of acute-onset, nonprogressive, intracranial dysfunction by means of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) diagnosis of brain infarction were reviewed. … Read More
Rachel C. Murray, Michael C. Schramme, Sue J. Dyson, et al. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2006;47:1-16. Palmar foot pain is a common cause of lameness. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has the potential to detect damage in all tissues of the … Read More
RACHEL C. MURRAY, TONY S. BLUNDEN, MICHAEL C. SCHRAMME, et al. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2006;47:17-31. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging is increasingly used in the diagnosis of equine foot pain, but improved understanding of how MR images represent tissue-level changes … Read More
Hasegawa D, Yayoshi N, Fujita Y, et al. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2005;46:452-457. The criteria for brain atrophy in dogs have not yet been established, because of wide variation in the morphology of the ventricles and sulci of the brain depending … Read More
SHIDOW TORISU, MAKOTO WASHIZU, DAISUKE HASEGAWA, et al. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2005;46:447-451. Animals with a portosystemic shunt (PSS) often have neurologic abnormalities. Diagnostic imaging, including brain magnetic resonance (MR) imaging, is not performed routinely in these animals. In this … Read More
TIM S. MAIR, JEN KINNS. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2005;46:458-466. Injury to the distal aspects of the deep digital flexor tendon (DDFT) is an important cause of lameness in horses. The purpose of this study was to review the magnetic … Read More
Ruth Dennis. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2005;46:388-390. Exact localization of thoracolumbar lesions can be harder with magnetic resonance (MR) imaging than with radiography. The celiac and cranial mesenteric arteries are easily seen on MR images and are always included in … Read More