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Intramedullary Intervertebral Disk Extrusion in a Cat
Author(s) -
Fraser McConnell J.,
Garosi Laurent S.
Publication year - 2004
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.1740-8261.2004.04062.x
Subject(s) - intervertebral disk , intramedullary rod , medicine , magnetic resonance imaging , spinal cord , extrusion , spinal canal , anatomy , radiology , lumbar , composite material , materials science , psychiatry
Intervertebral disk extrusion is rarely reported in the cat. In this case, the clinical, radiologic, and magnetic resonance imaging findings of an acute intramedullary intervertebral disk extrusion in a 5‐year‐old domestic shorthaired cat are described. Radiographically, there was mineralized disk material within the vertebral canal. On magnetic resonance images, the disk material was found to be within the spinal cord. A linear disk trail extending from the disk space into the spinal cord may be specific for intramedullary disk extrusion.