title: Magnetic resonance imaging of the cervical spine in 27 dogs.
abstract: The cervical spine of 27 dogs with cervical pain or cervical myelopathy was evaluated using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Spin echo T1, T2, and post-contrast T1 weighted imaging sequences were obtained with a 0.5 Tesla magnet in 5 dogs and a 1.5 Tesla magnet in the remaining 22 dogs. MRI provided for visualization of the entire cervical spine including the vertebral bodies, intervertebral discs, vertebral canal, and spinal cord. Disorders noted included intervertebral disc degeneration and/or protrusion (12 dogs), intradural extramedullary mass lesions (3 dogs), intradural and extradural nerve root tumors (3 dogs), hydromyelia/syringomyelia (1 dog), intramedullary ring enhancing lesions (1 dog), extradural synovial cysts (1 dog), and extradural compressive lesions (3 dogs). The MRI findings were consistent with surgical findings in 18 dogs that underwent surgery. Magnetic resonance imaging provided a safe, useful non-invasive method of evaluating the cervical spinal cord.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 53706, USA.
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Levitski
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lipsitz
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Chauvet
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology*; D003287:Contrast Media; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004285:Dogs; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation; D007403:Intervertebral Disc / Q000473:pathology; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000662:veterinary*; D019547:Neck Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary; D010524:Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary; D012449:Safety; D013115:Spinal Canal / Q000473:pathology; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots / Q000473:pathology; D013581:Synovial Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary; D013595:Syringomyelia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA