title: Sectional anatomic and computed tomography features of the nasal and oral cavities of the one-humped camel (Camelus dromedarius).
abstract: The purpose of the study was to provide a description of normal cross-sectional anatomy of the camel nasal and oral cavities using computed tomography (CT) and macroscopic cross-sections. Transverse images of two isolated camel cadaver heads were obtained by an axial CT equipment. Computed tomography scans were processed with a detailed algorithm using nasal and soft tissue windows settings and compared with the corresponding frozen cross-sections of the heads, to assist in the accurate identification of nasal and oral structures. In our study, nasal window provided excellent anatomic details of nasal conchae, bones and teeth; however, other soft tissue components of the nasal and oral cavities are better differentiated using a soft tissue window. These CT images are intended to be a useful anatomic reference in the interpretation for clinical CT imaging studies of the nasal and oral cavities in dromedary camels.
authors: Department of Morphology, Veterinary Faculty, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria University, Arucas, 35416, Spain.
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Blanco
authors: M A
authors: MA
authors: Rivero
authors: J M
authors: JM
authors: Vázquez
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Arencibia
mesh_terms: D019412:Anatomy, Cross-Sectional; D000818:Animals; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D002162:Camelus / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D008297:Male; D009055:Mouth / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000662:veterinary*