Imaging a spinal fracture in a Kohaku Koi (Cyprinus carpio): techniques and case history report.
An ornamental pet fish was diagnosed with a spinal fracture and subluxation involving truncal vertebrae 5 and 6 (T5-T6) using conventional radiography, nuclear scintigraphy, and computed tomography. Attempts to evaluate the dynamic nature of the lesion using conventional fluoroscopy in the unanesthetized, moving patient were unsuccessful. Adaptation of imaging techniques to accommodate a fish patient was not difficult and diagnostic images were obtained. The use of multiple imaging techniques was useful in the diagnosis and determination of the treatment plan of the spinal fracture in this patient.
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Department of Companion Animal and Special Species Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh 27606, USA.
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Lewbart
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D000818:Animals; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000662:veterinary*; D005399:Fishes / Q000293:injuries*; D005471:Fluoroscopy / Q000662:veterinary; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000662:veterinary; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000662:veterinary*; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000662:veterinary
D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate