Publications by authors named "Rebecca Manley"
Objective: To determine the influence of methods of joint inspection during tibial plateau leveling osteotomy (TPLO) on radiographic appearance of the patellar tendon.
Study Design: Retrospective study.
Animals: Client-owned dogs (191) treated with TPLO (199).
Article Synopsis
- Motion artifact significantly affects the quality of abdominal MRI in dogs, prompting a study to evaluate how different pulse sequences impact diagnostic quality.
- Ten normal dogs were scanned using 16 MRI pulse sequences, leading to independent scoring of diagnostic quality by four observers and calculations of signal-to-noise and contrast-to-noise ratios.
- The top-performing sequence was dorsal T2 turbo spin echo with fat saturation and breath-holding, while the best overall diagnostic sequence for cranial abdomen featured a combination of techniques that offered short acquisition times and comparable quality, recommended for routine use.