title: Computed tomographic findings of experimentally induced neurogenic muscular atrophy in dogs.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Veterinary Radiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Nippon Veterinary and Animal Science University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Orima
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fujita
mesh_terms: 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*