title: Magnetic resonance angiography of the normal canine heart and associated blood vessels.
abstract: Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) images of the normal canine heart and associated blood vessels were obtained from two mature Beagle dogs. Fast spin-echo sequence MRA images were taken with a 1.5T magnet and a human thorax coil. Relevant vascular structures were identified and labelled on maximum intensity projection reconstructions of 3D gadolinium-enhanced MRA and anatomical dissections with vascular latex injection taken from the right and the left thoracic walls and the base of the heart. These images should provide useful reference material for clinical studies of the canine heart.
authors.affiliation: Department of Morphology, Veterinary Faculty, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 35413 Arucas, Las Palmas, Spain. samuel.contreras@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Samuel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Contreras
authors.forename: José María
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Vázquez
authors.forename: Ana De
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Miguel
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morales
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gil
authors.forename: Octavio
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: López
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arencibia
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001011:Aorta / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D004285:Dogs / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006321:Heart / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000662:veterinary*; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000033:anatomy & histology*