title: Identification of an intra-cranial intra-axial porcupine quill foreign body with computed tomography in a canine patient.
abstract: An intra-cranial intra-axial foreign body was diagnosed in a golden retriever dog through the use of computed tomography (CT). Confirmed by necropsy, a porcupine quill had migrated to the patient's left cerebral hemisphere, likely through the oval foramen. This case study demonstrates the efficacy of CT in visualizing a quill in the canine brain.
authors.affiliation: Western Veterinary Specialist Centre of Edmonton, 11104-102, Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta T5K 2H4, Canada. cps633@mail.usask.ca
authors.forename: Christopher P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Sauvé
authors.forename: Nikki C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Sereda
authors.forename: Colin W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Sereda
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D054022:Cerebrum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004285:Dogs; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000662:veterinary*; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D046328:Porcupines; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*