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MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING OF THE CAUDAL LUMBAR AND LUMBOSACRAL SPINE IN 13 DOGS (1990–1993)
Author(s) -
Adams William H.,
Daniel Gregory B.,
Pardo Anthony D.,
Selcer Robert R.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
veterinary radiology and ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.541
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1740-8261
pISSN - 1058-8183
DOI - 10.1111/j.1740-8261.1995.tb00204.x
Subject(s) - medicine , magnetic resonance imaging , lumbosacral joint , spinal canal stenosis , lumbar , anatomy , nerve root , spinal canal , spinal stenosis , low back pain , radiology , sacrum , spinal cord , pathology , alternative medicine , psychiatry
The caudal lumbar and lumbosacral spine of 13 dogs with pain or neurologic deficits were evaluated using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Spin echo T1, proton density, and T2 weighted and gradient echo T2* imaging sequences were utilized. MRI permitted direct, multiplanar, tomographic visualization of the spine facilitating evaluation of all components of degenerative caudal lumbar and lumbosacral stenosis. Abnormalities detected included intervertebral disc degeneration, intervertebral disc protrusion involving both the vertebral canal and intervertebral foramina, articular process osteophytosis, articular process fracture, nerve root impingement by spondylosis deformans, and the presence of low signal material within the vertebral canal of 2 dogs with recurrent pain following previous spinal surgery. In all 7 dogs treated surgically, MRI findings were consistent with surgical findings.