title: The advantage of magnetic resonance imaging in diagnosis of cauda equina syndrome in dogs.
abstract: Three dogs were evaluated in our study using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to reveal the anatomical deformity and the degree of the lesion of cauda equina. In all dogs, MRI revealed soft tissue, such as cauda equina, epidural fat, and intervertebral disc, at the lumbosacral region clearly without contrast medium. Our results suggest that MRI has some advantages in evaluating cauda equina syndrome in dogs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Hospital, Faculty of Agriculture, Yamaguchi University, Japan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Taga
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Taura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nishimoto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takiguchi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Higuchi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002420:Cauda Equina / Q000473:pathology; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D004285:Dogs; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology