Computed tomographic and magnetic resonance imaging features of canine cervical epidural dirofilariasis.
Sohee LimMyungJo YouSangjune SohnSungjun WonDonghyon SongYeonjung HongPublished in: Veterinary radiology & ultrasound : the official journal of the American College of Veterinary Radiology and the International Veterinary Radiology Association (2024)
An 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.
Keyphrases
- contrast enhanced
- magnetic resonance imaging
- spinal cord
- computed tomography
- magnetic resonance
- diffusion weighted imaging
- high throughput
- single cell
- bone mineral density
- dual energy
- minimally invasive
- multiple sclerosis
- real time pcr
- coronary artery bypass
- spinal cord injury
- image quality
- plasmodium falciparum
- positron emission tomography
- coronary artery disease
- postmenopausal women
- body composition
- life cycle