Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
MRI vs CT for diagnosing mesenteric lymphoma in a dog
By Yasuda, Daiji et al.·Published in The Journal of veterinary medical science·2004·Department of Veterinary Radiology, Japan·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Usefulness of MRI compared with CT for diagnosis of mesenteric lymphoma in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A dog was diagnosed with mesenteric lymphoma, a type of cancer affecting the intestines, after showing signs of illness. Both MRI and CT scans were used to identify a large tumor that was attached to the gut wall. The MRI provided clear images that helped confirm the diagnosis, which was later verified through surgery. This suggests that MRI can be a valuable tool for diagnosing this condition in dogs.
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Abstract
We evaluated the usefulness of MRI and compared it with CT for diagnosis of mesenteric lymphoma in a dog. The results in the plain CT, dynamic CT and plain MR (T1WI and T2WI) images suggested that the mass was a large single nodular lesion with abundant blood perfusion. On enhanced MRI(T1WI) , the mass was depicted as a tumor with adhesion to the gut wall. Exploratory laparotomy confirmed the mass was consistent with the findings on enhanced MRI. We think that MRI might be a useful imaging tool for diagnosis of canine mesenteric lymphoma.
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