Publications by authors named "M Beukers"
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- * A retrospective CT scan study on 324 dogs found that 21% had presumed EPJF and another 21% had annulus fibrosus rupture (AFF), which were often located at the last lumbar vertebra’s caudal endplate.
- * The study indicates that EPJF is linked to more severe IVDH grades and factors like age and certain spinal conditions, suggesting a need for further research to clarify its clinical significance and relationship to other spinal issues.
High Kinetic Energy Ion Mobility Spectrometry (HiKE-IMS) is a technique for rapid and reliable detection of trace compounds down to ppb-levels within one second. Compared to classical IMS operating at ambient pressure and providing the ion mobility at low electric fields, HiKE-IMS can also provide the analyte-specific field dependence of the ion mobility and a fragmentation pattern at high reduced electric field strengths. The additional information about the analyte obtained by varying the reduced electric field strength can contribute to reliable detection.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn the Netherlands, the demand for veterinarians and veterinary nurses (VNs) working within referral care is rapidly growing and currently exceeds the amount of available board-certified specialists. Simultaneously, a transparent structure to guide training and development and to assess quality of non-specialist veterinarians and VNs working in a referral setting is lacking. In response, we developed learning pathways guided by an entrustable professional activity (EPA) framework and programmatic assessment to support personalised development and competence of veterinarians and VNs working in referral settings.
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- A 10-year-old Shar-Pei was experiencing lethargy and movement problems in its left front leg, leading to an MRI that showed a spinal disc issue but a normal brain scan.
- After the MRI, the dog developed deep skin burns in both armpits, attributed to radiofrequency (RF) burns, a rare complication in veterinary medicine.
- The burns healed over a month, highlighting the need for veterinarians to be cautious about RF burn risks during MRI procedures and to monitor for any signs of skin injuries afterward.