Use of magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of upper respiratory obstruction in a calf.
In a calf with dyspnea, a mass located dorsal to the pharynx was visualized by ultrasonography. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a severe enlargement of the left medial retropharyngeal lymph node, compatible with an abscess. This is the first reported case of MRI use in bovine upper respiratory disease.
Buczinski
Sébastien
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Département des sciences cliniques, Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Université de Montreal, CP 5000, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec. s.buczinski@umontreal.ca
Fecteau
Gilles
G
Alexander
Kate
K
Norman-Carmel
Eric
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D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male