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INTRAOPERATIVE SPINAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY IN TWO DOGS WITH SPINAL DISEASE
Author(s) -
TANAKA HIROSHI,
NAKAYAMA MASANARI,
TAKASE KATSUAKI
Publication year - 2006
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.1740-8261.2005.00114.x
Subject(s) - medicine , intramedullary rod , myelography , magnetic resonance imaging , radiology , spinal cord , ultrasonography , biopsy , lesion , spinal canal , spinal cord neoplasm , surgery , psychiatry
Ultrasonography was performed during spinal surgery on two dogs that were suspected of having intramedullary lesions by myelography and magnetic resonance imaging. Ultrasonographically, the pathologic conditions of the spinal canal or cord were adequately imaged during surgery in both dogs. On the basis of ultrasonographic findings, a biopsy was obtained in Patient 1 and removal of the lesion was accomplished in Patient 2. Histopathologic diagnosis was myelomalacia in Patient 1 and spinal nephroblastoma in Patient 2. Intraoperative ultrasonography was demonstrated to be suitable for detecting intradural conditions, and, thus, is valuable for increasing the accuracy of biopsies or completeness of resections of intramedullary lesions.