NORMAL ULTRASONOGRAPHIC ANATOMY OF THE CANINE NECK |
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| Authors: | Erik R. Wisner DVM John S. Mattoon DVM Thomas G. Nyland DVM Thomas W. Baker BS |
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| Affiliation: | Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital;Department of Radiological Sciences (Mattoon, Nyland), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616. |
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| Abstract: | High-resolution, real-time ultrasonographic examinations of the neck were performed on eight normal dogs maintained under general anesthesia. Water-soluble dye was injected into imaged structures under sonographic guidance in two dogs. The anatomy of the neck was verified at postmortem by visualization of dye deposited in the injected structures. Anatomical mapping was then completed by performing complete cervical ultrasound examinations in the remaining six dogs. Normal ultrasonographic anatomy of the canine neck and major anatomic landmarks useful in clinical imaging are described. |
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| Keywords: | ultrasound canine dog neck cervical thyroid gland parathyroid gland salivary gland carotid artery |
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