Dennis R
Vet Rec. 1987 Jul 11;121(2):31-5. doi: 10.1136/vr.121.2.31.
Radiography plays an essential part in the diagnosis of spinal disease in the dog. Careful positioning of the patient and attention to technique are important in obtaining diagnostic films and sedation or general anaesthesia is usually required, especially if the animal is in pain or muscle spasm. Additional information may be obtained by myelography, a technique in which a water-soluble iodine-containing contrast medium is injected into the subarachnoid space via the cisterna magna, under general anaesthesia. The advent of two new contrast media, iopamidol and iohexol, has rendered this a relatively safe procedure which may be carried out in practice. The radiological features of a variety of canine spinal conditions are discussed, including congenital and developmental abnormalities, infective, nutritional and degenerative conditions and trauma and neoplasia.
放射照相术在犬类脊柱疾病的诊断中起着至关重要的作用。对患者进行仔细定位并关注技术，对于获取诊断性X线片很重要，通常需要进行镇静或全身麻醉，尤其是当动物处于疼痛或肌肉痉挛状态时。通过脊髓造影术可获得更多信息，该技术是在全身麻醉下，通过枕大池将水溶性含碘造影剂注入蛛网膜下腔。两种新型造影剂碘帕醇和碘海醇的出现，使这一操作成为在实际中可以进行的相对安全的程序。本文讨论了多种犬类脊柱疾病的放射学特征，包括先天性和发育性异常、感染性、营养性和退行性疾病以及创伤和肿瘤。
