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Diagnosis of lateralized lumbosacral disk herniation with magnetic resonance imaging
J N Chambers1, B A Selcer, S A Sullivan
1Department of Small Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens 30602, USA.
Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association
|July 1, 1997
Abstract:
A left-lateralized, lumbosacral intervertebral disk herniation, which was not apparent on epidurography, was diagnosed in a dog with magnetic resonance imaging. Precise, preoperative localization and characterization of the lesion allowed surgical approach and excision with minimum disruption of surrounding tissues.
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