title: Vertebral landmarks for the identification of spinal cord segments in the mouse.
abstract: Accurate identification of spinal cord segments in relation to vertebral landmarks is essential to surgery aimed at experimental spinal cord injury. We have analyzed a complete series of high-resolution magnetic resonance (MR) images from the mouse spine in order to delineate the boundaries of spinal cord segments in relation to vertebral landmarks. The resulting atlas can be used to plan experimental approaches that require the accurate identification of a target spinal cord segment.
authors.affiliation: The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia. 20156941@student.uwa.edu.au
authors.forename: Megan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Harrison
authors.forename: Aine
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: O'Brien
authors.forename: Lucy
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Adams
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cowin
authors.forename: Marc J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Ruitenberg
authors.forename: Gulgun
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sengul
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Watson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D013131:Spine / Q000033:anatomy & histology*