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Magnetic resonance imaging of syringomyelia in five dogs
Author(s) -
Taga A.,
Taura Y.,
Nakaichi M.,
Wada N.,
Hasegawa T.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5827.2000.tb03221.x
Subject(s) - syringomyelia , medicine , magnetic resonance imaging , hydrocephalus , radiology , dandy–walker syndrome
This report describes the use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in five dogs to diagnose spontaneous syringomyelia. Four of the dogs had cervical syringomyelia associated with hydrocephalus, and one of these cases was analogous to the Dandy‐Walker syndrome in humans. The fifth dog had thoracic syringomyelia without hydrocephalus. It was possible to diagnose the condition antemortem in all of the dogs by MRI. It is suggested that MRI is a straightforward and effective tool for the antemortem diagnosis of syringomyelia in dogs.