Diagnostic imaging of intra-abdominal cyst in heifer using the computed
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| Authors: | Konosuke OTOMARU Takuro FUJIKAWA Yasuo SAITO Takaaki ANDO Takeshi OBI Naoki MIURA Chikara KUBOTA |
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| Affiliation: | 1)Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University, 1–21–24 Korimoto, Kagoshima 890–0065, Japan |
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| Abstract: | A 10-month-old Japanese black heifer was diagnosed as having an intra-abdominalcyst using computed tomography (CT). Through a posterior ventral midline incision, thecyst was removed, and the heifer completely recovered after the surgery. CT scans enableddetection of the intra-abdominal cyst and measurements of the diameter of the cyst beforethe surgery. |
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| Keywords: | computed tomography heifer intra-abdominal cyst |
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