Imaging diagnosis--ultrasonographic diagnosis of diplomyelia in a calf

Vet Radiol Ultrasound. 2010 Nov-Dec;51(6):667-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2010.01717.x.

Abstract

We describe the ultrasonographic diagnosis of diplomyelia in a 40-day-old calf. The acoustic window was the lumbosacral junction, which, in cattle, corresponds to the L6-S1 intervertebral space and enables the evaluation of approximately 1 cm of the length of the spinal cord. Despite this limited length, this acoustic window yields good anatomic details and can be helpful in assessing anomalies of the caudal aspect of the spinal cord.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Animals, Suckling
  • Cattle / abnormalities*
  • Cattle Diseases / congenital*
  • Cattle Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Euthanasia, Animal
  • Female
  • Spinal Cord / abnormalities*
  • Spinal Cord / diagnostic imaging*
  • Ultrasonography