Musculoskeletal ultrasound anatomy of the thoracolumbar and lumbar spine in dogs

• Grant number: 14/13893-6
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Start date: March 01, 2015
• End date: June 30, 2016
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Veterinary Medicine - Animal Clinics and Surgery
• Agreement: Coordination of Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES)
• Principal Investigator: Maria Cristina Ferrarini Nunes Soares Hage
• Grantee: Erika Rondon Lopes
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Zootecnia e Engenharia de Alimentos (FZEA). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Pirassununga , SP, Brazil

Abstract

There are few studies on musculoskeletal ultrasound anatomy of the thoracolumbar and lumbar spine of normal dogs. The objective of this study is to compare the normal sonographic anatomy of the musculoskeletal vertebral segments evaluated with images obtained by magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography and anatomical specimens to demonstrate the ability to identify structures. The completion of this research project is the search for alternative methods of diagnosis and more accessible methods of diagnosis without the use of ionizing radiation for evaluation of thoracolumbar and lumbar spine segments dogs. (AU)

Scientific publications

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LOPES, ERIKA R.; BELLEGARD, GABRIELA M. C.; CURY, FABIO S.; ABREU, FELIPE A. S.; AMBROSIO, CARLOS E.; CARREGARO, ADRIANO B.; HAGE, MARIA CRISTINA F. N. S.. Avaliação da aplicabilidade da ultrassonografia musculoesquelética do segmento toracolombar e lombar da coluna vertebral de cães hígidos. Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira, v. 38, n. 12, p. 2278-2283, DEC 2018. (14/13893-6)

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

LOPES, Erika Rondon. Evaluation of the applicability of musculoskeletal ultrasound of the thoracolumbar and lumbar spine of healthy dogs. 2016. Master's Dissertation - Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Zootecnica e Engenharia de Alimentos (FZE/BT) Pirassununga.