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IMAGING DIAGNOSIS—VENTRICULO‐PERITONEAL SHUNT ASSOCIATED INFECTION IN A DOG
Author(s) -
Platt Simon R.,
McConnell J. Fraser,
Matiasek Lara
Publication year - 2011
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.1740-8261.2011.01865.x
Subject(s) - medicine , fluid attenuated inversion recovery , hydrocephalus , shunt (medical) , shunting , hyperintensity , magnetic resonance imaging , complication , ventricular system , radiology , surgery
Ventriculo‐peritoneal shunting is a surgical treatment for hydrocephalus. Complications of this procedure are not well described in dogs. The most common complication in humans is infection, which can be fatal if not diagnosed and treated quickly. We describe the magnetic resonance ( MR ) imaging characteristics of a shunt‐associated cerebral infection in a dog. The MR features of the infection included hyperintensity of the lining of the ventricular system visible on a T 2‐weighted FLAIR sequence and marked linear contrast enhancement of the ependymal layer on T 1‐weighted sequences, similar to that described in people.