Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
CT scans with and without contrast for disc herniation in miniature
By Shimizu, J et al.·Published in The Veterinary record·2009·Department of Clinical Veterinary Science, Japan·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Comparison of the diagnosis of intervertebral disc herniation in dogs by CT before and after contrast enhancement of the subarachnoid space.
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Plain-English summary
Eleven miniature dachshunds with back pain were diagnosed with herniated intervertebral discs using CT scans, both before and after a special contrast dye was injected. The enhanced scans revealed some issues that weren't seen initially, leading to surgery called hemilaminectomy, which helped all the dogs feel better afterward. The surgery was based on the clearer images from the enhanced scans, and all the dogs showed clinical improvement.
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Abstract
Eleven miniature dachshunds with a herniated intervertebral disc were examined by CT, first before and then after contrast enhancement of the subarachnoid space. The images were classified into three grades by three veterinarians. In four cases, lesions observed on the scans obtained after contrast enhancement had not been observed on the preliminary scans and in one case a lesion observed on the preliminary scan was not observed on the scan obtained after contrast enhancement. Hemilaminectomies were performed on the basis of the enhanced CT results, and a clinical improvement was observed in each of the dogs. Calcification was detected in all the samples of herniated intervertebral disc material.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19684345/