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Magnetic resonance imaging appearance of the brain and cervical spinal cord in an edema disease affected pig
Author(s) -
DiestePérez Lucía,
Dobak Tetyda P.,
Vilaplana Grosso Federico R.,
Bergmann Wilhelmina,
Tobias Tijs J.
Publication year - 2017
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/vru.12524
Subject(s) - medicine , spinal cord , edema , magnetic resonance imaging , pathology , central nervous system , disease , radiology , surgery , psychiatry
A 7‐week‐old male pig was presented with signs of a central nervous system disorder. An MRI of the head and cervical spine was performed immediately after euthanasia. The MRI revealed multifocal bilaterally symmetric T2‐weighted hyperintense lesions in the brain and spinal cord, likely due to a toxic metabolic process. Histopathological examination supported the MRI findings and confirmed the diagnosis of edema disease due to Shiga‐like toxin produced by Escherichia coli . This is the first case published of the MRI findings in an edema disease affected pig.