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From: Transitional lumbosacral vertebrae in black Norwegian elkhound and Brittany dogs: Clinical findings and its association with degenerative lumbosacral stenosis

Fig. 3

(a-d) Illustrates a dog with lower back pain and possible source of pain identified on imaging. Sagittal (a) and dorsal (b) reconstruction, computed tomography (CT) in bone algorithm, and dorsal (c) Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) reconstructed T2 trufi dorsal at the same level, and (e) transverse T2 of a Brittany, male, 4.2 years old, with lumbosacral transitional vertebra (LTV) type 2 [8], showing asymmetric sacral foramina (red arrows)– stenosis on the left with partial attenuation of the S1 perineural fat. Protrusion of partly mineralised material into the right ventral aspect of the vertebral canal between the last normal lumbar vertebra and the LTV segment. The asymmetrical appearance of the sacroiliac joints can be appreciated in dorsal images. Blue star indicates the last normal lumbar vertebra. White star indicates intervertebral disc. The yellow star indicates the LTV segment. The red arrow indicates the foramen

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Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica

ISSN: 1751-0147