Evaluation of the intervertebral disk, vertebral body, and spinal cord for changes secondary to percutaneous laser disk ablation

Autor: Mark E. Payton, Kate M. Sippel, Danielle R. Dugat, Ivette Nikol Irizarry
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Veterinary Surgery. 51:97-108
ISSN: 1532-950X
0161-3499
DOI: 10.1111/vsu.13684
Popis: OBJECTIVE To evaluate the intervertebral disk, vertebral endplates, and spinal cord for perioperative changes secondary to percutaneous laser disk ablation (PLDA) and correlate findings to clinical outcomes in dogs receiving thoracolumbar PLDA. STUDY DESIGN Blinded study. ANIMALS Thirty dogs. METHODS Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was performed before PLDA (control/Group C), immediately following PLDA (Group I), and 3 months later (perioperative/Group P). Dogs were followed 3 years. Groups and dogs were randomized for evaluation. Two radiologists were blinded to each MRI study and dog. Each radiologist evaluated the disk, vertebral body, and spinal cord at each disk space receiving PLDA. RESULTS Mean disk degeneration was increased in Group P at L1-2 (p
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