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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Mri) Spinal Cord And Canal Measurements In Normal Dogs, Silke Hecht, M M. Huerta, Robert B. Reed
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Mri) Spinal Cord And Canal Measurements In Normal Dogs, Silke Hecht, M M. Huerta, Robert B. Reed
Silke Hecht
The goal of this study was to establish Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) reference ranges for spinal measurements in normal dogs. Forty dogs (1–10 kg, 11–20 kg, 21–30 kg, > 30 kg; 10 dogs per category) underwent spinal MRI. Measurements were performed on sagittal T2-W images at the level of the 4th thoracic vertebra (T4), the 9th thoracic vertebra (T9) and the 3rd lumbar vertebra (L3). Spinal canal diameter (mm) ranged from 6.07 ± 0.63 (1–10 kg) to 8.27 ± 1.15 (> 30 kg) at the level of T4; 6.55 ± 0.61 (1–10 kg) to 9.04 ± 1.26 (> 30 kg) at …