title: Appearance of canine abdominal tumors with magnetic resonance imaging using a low field permanent magnet.
abstract: The study was carried out to evaluate the applicability of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in detecting tumors in the abdomen of the dog. Abdominal ultrasound and MRI were performed on 8 dogs having a mass lesion on abdominal radiography. MR images were obtained in the transverse, sagittal and dorsal planes using T1- and T2-weighted spin echo pulse sequences. There was good visual correlation of the lesion site by MRI and ultrasonography (US).
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Surgery, Faculty of Agriculture, Yamaguchi University, Japan.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Muleya
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Taura
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakaichi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nakama
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004285:Dogs; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014463:Ultrasonography