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USE OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING FOR DIAGNOSIS OF A SPINAL TUMOR IN A CAT |
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| Authors: | Roberto M. Asperio DVM Pasquina Marzola PhD Enrico Zibellini DVM William Villa DVM Andrea Sbarbati MD PhD Francesco Osculati MD PhD Flaminio Addis DVM PhD |
| Affiliation: | Institute of Veterinary Surgery, University of Milan, Italy. |
| Abstract: | Magnetic resonance imaging was used to identify a spinal mass at the level of the 6th-7th cervical vertebral body in a cat. The MRI images were most consistent with the presence of an intradural, extramedullary meningioma that was confirmed by subsequent histological examination. |
| Keywords: | myelography high-field intensity MRI meningioma Gd-DTPA/Dimeg |