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Anatomy of the Cranioencephalic Structures of the Camel ( Camelus dromedarius L.) by Imaging Techniques: A Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study
Author(s) -
Arencibia A.,
Rivero M. A.,
Gil F.,
Ramírez J. A.,
Corbera J. A.,
Ramírez G.,
Vázquez J. M.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
anatomia, histologia, embryologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.34
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1439-0264
pISSN - 0340-2096
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0264.2004.00572.x
Subject(s) - magnetic resonance imaging , sagittal plane , anatomy , nuclear magnetic resonance , medicine , radiology , physics
Summary The objective of this study was to define the anatomy of the cranioencephalic structures and associated formations in camel using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). MR images were acquired in sagittal, transverse and oblique dorsal planes, using spin‐echo techniques, a magnet of 1.5 T and a standard human body coil. MR images were compared with corresponding frozen cross‐sections of the head. Different anatomic structures were identified and labelled at each level. The resulting images provided excellent soft tissue contrast and anatomic detail of the brain and associated structures of the camel head. Annotated MR images from this study are intended to be a reference for clinical imaging studies of the head of the dromedary camel.