Computed tomographic findings of experimentally induced neurogenic muscular atrophy in dogs.
Neurogenic muscular atrophy was examined using computed tomography (CT) in dogs induced by crushing the sciatic nerve. The CT number and cross-sectional area in denervated muscles decreased in 1 to 2 weeks after denervation. Those were significant after 3 weeks. The examination with CT might be useful to diagnose canine neurogenic muscular atrophy.
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Division of Veterinary Radiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Nippon Veterinary and Animal Science University, Tokyo, Japan.
Fujita
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D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs; D005269:Femur; D009121:Muscle Denervation; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000294:innervation; D009133:Muscular Atrophy / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D009409:Nerve Crush; D012584:Sciatic Nerve; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*