Magnetic Moments

Tong NM, Zwingenberger AL, Blair WH, et al.  J Vet Intern Med 2015;29:893-899. BACKGROUND: Abdominal ultrasound examinations (AUS) are commonly performed before advanced neurodiagnostics to screen for diseases that might affect diagnostic plans and prognosis. OBJECTIVES: Describe the type and … Read More

Mortera-Balsa V, Penderis J, Wessmann A, et al. J Small Anim Pract 2015;56:307-311. OBJECTIVES: To develop and evaluate a method to quantify the T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging signal intensity of the lentiform nuclei in dogs, and to determine if there … Read More

Drees R, Johnson RA, Stepien RL, et al. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2015;56:168-175. Companion animals are routinely anesthetized or heavily sedated for cardiac MRI studies, however effects of varying anesthetic protocols on cardiac function measurements are incompletely understood. The purpose … Read More

Drees R, Johnson RA, Stepien RL, et al. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2015;56:638-657. Cross-sectional imaging of the heart utilizing computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been shown to be superior for the evaluation of cardiac morphology and systolic … Read More

Duconseille A-C, Louvet A. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2015;56:E1-E4. The magnetic resonance imaging features of a cauda equina paraganglioma in a 5-year-old dog are described. Imaging revealed a well-defined, strongly contrast-enhancing mass invading the adjacent vertebral body and infiltrating the … Read More

Santos MP, Gutierrez-Nibeyro SD, McKnight AL, et al. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2015;56:407-416. With the recent introduction of a 0.25T rotating MRI system, clinical evaluation of the equine stifle joint is now possible in the average equine athlete. A recent … Read More

Anaya García MS, Hernández Anaya JS, Marrufo Meléndez O, et al. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2015;56:188-195. Conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) allows investigators and clinicians to observe the anatomy and injuries of the cerebral white matter (CWM) in dogs. However, … Read More

Bazelle J, Caine A, Palus V, et al. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2015;56:196-203. Intracranial arachnoid diverticula (cysts) are rare accumulations of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) within the arachnoid membrane. The purpose of this retrospective study was to describe magnetic resonance imaging … Read More

Bentley RT, Heng HG, Thompson C, et al. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2015;56:520-530. Little published information is available to guide therapy for canine and feline patients with Coccidioides infections involving the central nervous system (CNS). The purpose of this cross-sectional … Read More

Chow KE, Tyrrell D, Long SN. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2015;56:531-539. Early postoperative neuroimaging has been performed in people for over 20 years to detect residual brain tumor tissue and surgical complications. The purpose of this retrospective study was to … Read More