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ArticleJournal of veterinary internal medicine2020

Magnetization transfer and diffusion tensor imaging in dogs with intervertebral disk herniation.

Richard L Shinn, Theresa E Pancotto, Krystina L Stadler, Stephen R Werre, John H Rossmeisl

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Article in Journal of veterinary internal medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Richard L ShinnDepartment of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4308-4374
Theresa E PancottoDepartment of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA.
Krystina L StadlerSummit Veterinary Referral Center, Tacoma, Washington, USA.
Stephen R WerreLaboratory for Study Design and Statistical Analysis, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA.
John H RossmeislDepartment of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1655-7076
Virginia–Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine · USTacoma Housing Authority · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundQuantitative magnetic resonance imaging (QMRI) techniques of magnetization transfer ratio (MTR) and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) provide microstructural information about the spinal cord.

objectiveCompare neurologic grades using the modified Frankel scale with MTR and DTI measurements in dogs with thoracolumbar intervertebral disk herniation (IVDH). ANIMALS: Fifty-one dogs with thoracolumbar IVDH.

methodsProspective cohort study. Quantitative MRI measurements of the spinal cord were obtained at the region of compression. A linear regression generalized estimating equations model was used to compare QMRI measurements between different neurological grades after adjusting for age, weight, duration of clinical signs, and lesion location.

resultsGrade 5 (.79  ×  10 CONCLUSION AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Mean diffusivity and AD could serve as surrogates of severity of spinal cord injury and are complementary to the clinical exam in dogs with thoracolumbar IVDH.

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Dog DiseasesIntervertebral DiscIntervertebral Disc DegenerationIntervertebral Disc DisplacementAnimalsDiffusion Tensor ImagingDogsMagnetic Resonance ImagingProspective Studiesaxial diffusivityfractional anisotropyintervertebral disk diseasemagnetic resonance imagingmagnetization transfer ratiomean diffusivityradial diffusivityspinal cord injury

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PMID33006411
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