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Evaluation of Attenuation of Lumbar Epaxial Musculature in Dogs with Spinal Pathology.

Robert Cristian Purdoiu, Ionuț Claudiu Voiculeț, Joana Alexandra Aldea, Radu Lăcătuș, Teodora Patrichi, Felix Daniel Lucaci, Tatjana Chan, Patrick Kircher, Sorin Marian Mârza

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Robert Cristian PurdoiuLaboratory of Radiology and Medical Imaging, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Calea Mănăștur 3-5, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-6486-783X
Ionuț Claudiu VoiculețLaboratory of Radiology and Medical Imaging, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Calea Mănăștur 3-5, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Joana Alexandra AldeaLaboratory of Radiology and Medical Imaging, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Calea Mănăștur 3-5, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Radu LăcătușLaboratory of Radiology and Medical Imaging, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Calea Mănăștur 3-5, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Teodora PatrichiLaboratory of Radiology and Medical Imaging, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Calea Mănăștur 3-5, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Felix Daniel LucaciLaboratory of Radiology and Medical Imaging, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Calea Mănăștur 3-5, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-9324-4001
Tatjana ChanClinic for Diagnostic Imaging, Department of Diagnostics and Clinical Services, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 260, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-4301-8476
Patrick KircherClinic for Diagnostic Imaging, Department of Diagnostics and Clinical Services, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 260, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland.
Sorin Marian MârzaLaboratory of Radiology and Medical Imaging, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Calea Mănăștur 3-5, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

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Abstract

This study evaluated attenuation values of lumbar epaxial musculature in dogs with acute spinal pathology using computed tomography (CT) and compared them with values in dogs without spinal disease. Sixty client-owned dogs were included: thirty dogs with thoracolumbar spinal lesions (intervertebral disc herniation) and thirty control dogs without spinal abnormalities. Mean Hounsfield unit (HU) values of epaxial muscles (multifidus-longissimus-iliocostalis group) were measured bilaterally at three lumbar levels for each dog-one level cranial to the lesion, the lesion level, and one level caudal to the lesion; for controls, the corresponding segments were T13, L1, L2, and L3. Dogs with spinal pathology showed a significant local decrease in muscle HU at the lesion site (average ~48 HU) compared to the segment cranial to the lesion (~50-51 HU,

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canine spinecomputed tomography (CT)epaxial musclesHounsfield unit (HU)intervertebral disc disease (IVDD)muscle attenuationmyosteatosisspinal cord injury

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PMID40427345
PMCPMC12108472

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