title: Big cat scan: magnetic resonance imaging of the tiger.
abstract: In August 2002, we performed MRI scans on a female juvenile Bengal tiger. We present the clinical course, imaging and autopsy findings, and some comparative anatomy of the tiger brain and skull. Magnetic resonance images of a tiger have not previously been published.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Gold Coast Hospital, Southport, Queensland, Australia. tom_snow@health.qld.gov.au
authors.forename: Thomas M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Snow
authors.forename: Annette L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Litster
authors.forename: Richard J W
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Gregory
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000836:Animals, Zoo; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D002335:Carnivora; D005260:Female; D017681:Hypereosinophilic Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000662:veterinary*; D002534:Hypoxia, Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000662:veterinary*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000662:veterinary*; D011859:Radiography