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Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Canine Shoulder - An Anatomic Study
SUSAN L. SCHAEFER, MS, DVM, Diplomate ACVS, and LISA J. FORREST, VMD, Diplomate ACVR
Pages: 8
Publisher: Veterinary Surgery
Language: English
Edition: 35: 721–728, 2006
Description
The canine shoulder is a complex joint, with numerous passive and active soft tissue stabilizing components. Both traumatic and chronic overuse soft tissue injuries of the shoulder are common causes of lameness in dogs. Determining the specific cause of shoulder lameness is often challenging. Standard radiographs and/or arthrography provide only limited diagnostic information. Ultrasonography is useful for providing localized views of superficial structures of the shoulder but evaluation of deeper soft tissue structures is limited by bone interference. Computed tomography (CT) is considered useful in evaluating bone, but the precise identification of soft tissue structures with similar densities remains difficult with CT. MRI is a noninvasive diagnostic modality that provides a high contrast, multiplanar depiction of anatomy and may prove to be useful in the diagnosis of canine shoulder lameness.
SUSAN L. SCHAEFER, MS, DVM, Diplomate ACVS, and LISA J. FORREST, VMD, Diplomate ACVR
Pages: 8
Publisher: Veterinary Surgery
Language: English
Edition: 35: 721–728, 2006
Description
The canine shoulder is a complex joint, with numerous passive and active soft tissue stabilizing components. Both traumatic and chronic overuse soft tissue injuries of the shoulder are common causes of lameness in dogs. Determining the specific cause of shoulder lameness is often challenging. Standard radiographs and/or arthrography provide only limited diagnostic information. Ultrasonography is useful for providing localized views of superficial structures of the shoulder but evaluation of deeper soft tissue structures is limited by bone interference. Computed tomography (CT) is considered useful in evaluating bone, but the precise identification of soft tissue structures with similar densities remains difficult with CT. MRI is a noninvasive diagnostic modality that provides a high contrast, multiplanar depiction of anatomy and may prove to be useful in the diagnosis of canine shoulder lameness.