Computed tomographic and magnetic resonance imaging features of canine cervical epidural dirofilariasis-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Computed tomographic and magnetic resonance imaging features of canine cervical epidural dirofilariasis

Published:2024-07-17 Issue:5 Volume:65 Page:585-589
ISSN:1058-8183
Container-title:Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound
language:en
Short-container-title:Vet Radiology Ultrasound

Author:

Lim Sohee¹^ORCID,You MyungJo²,Sohn Sangjune¹,Won Sungjun³^ORCID,Song Donghyon⁴,Hong Yeonjung¹

Affiliation:

1. Western Animal Medical Center Seoul Republic of Korea

2. Laboratory of Veterinary Parasitology College of Veterinary Medicine and Bio‐safety Research Center Jeonbuk National University SPECIALIZED Campus Iksan Republic of Korea

3. Ian Animal Medical Center Seoul Republic of Korea

4. Dorimhana Animal Hospital Seoul Republic of Korea

Abstract

AbstractAn 8‐year‐old neutered male Maltese dog presented with a month‐long history of progressive nonambulatory tetraparesis. MRI revealed a well‐defined, centrally nonenhanced, T1‐weighted hypointense, extradural structure located in the vertebral canal at the level of the C5 vertebral body. CT demonstrated a hypoattenuating, space‐occupying structure in the same area. Surgery revealed a long, narrow parasite in the epidural space. An adult Dirofilaria immitis was confirmed by multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay. This is a novel report describing the MRI and CT features of cervical epidural dirofilariasis in a dog.

Publisher

Wiley

Link

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/vru.13400

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