Use of computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging to assess a case of spinal injury in a showa koi (Cyprinus carpio)

Autor: Fred J. Torpy, Jessica R. Comolli, Karine P. Gendron, Abigail R. Armwood, Alvin C. Camus, Spencer P. Kehoe, Stephen J. Divers
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Journal of aquatic animal health.
ISSN: 1548-8667
Popis: A privately-owned 4-year-old female showa koi Cyprinus carpio was presented for erratic swimming, air gasping, water spitting, and abnormal orientation in the water column. Initial physical examination revealed an obese patient with no external abnormalities excepting a small plaque localized to filaments on a right gill hemibranch. The fish was anesthetized using AQUI-S 20E (10% eugenol solution) at 50mg/L to facilitate diagnostic evaluation. Biopsy of the gill lesion yielded no significant findings. Whole-body CT confirmed an excess of adipose tissue and mild scoliosis with narrowing of the 10-11
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