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Open AccessThe effect of steam sterilization on different 3D printable materials for surgical use in veterinary medicine
Different 3D-printed materials polyactic acid (PLA), polyamide (PA), polycarbonates (PC), acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) and GreenTEC Pro®I have been considered for surgical templates, but there is a spari...
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Effective dose to patient measurements for flat-detector computed tomography protocols in acute stroke care
The aim was to measure the effective dose of flat-detector CT (FDCT) whole-brain imaging, biphasic FDCT angiography (FDCT-A), and FDCT perfusion (FDCT-P) protocols and compare it to previously reported effecti...
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Open AccessEvaluation of canine prostate volume in calculated tomographic images - comparison of two assessment methods
Since most prostatic diseases are associated with the organ’s enlargement, evaluation of prostatic size is a main criterion in the diagnosis of prostatic state of health. While enlargement is a non-uniform pro...
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Open AccessDevelopment of a zoomorphic test specimen for constancy testing on digital X-ray systems in veterinary radiology
Technical failures and incorrect usage of digital X-ray systems may lead to a decreasing image quality, artefacts and a higher dose exposure of staff and patients. Although there are no regulations regarding c...
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Open AccessValidation of canine prostate volumetric measurements in computed tomography determined by the slice addition technique using the Amira program
Prostatic diseases are common and mostly associated with enlargement of the accessory gland. Thus, determining the prostate size has become a main criterion for evaluating prostate health status. Computed tomo...
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Open AccessMeasurement of single kidney glomerular filtration rate in dogs using dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging and the Rutland-Patlak plot technique
Nephropathies are among the most common diseases in dogs. Regular examination of the kidney function plays an important role for an adequate treatment scheme. The determination of the glomerular filtration rat...
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Open AccessStunning of common carp: Results from a field and a laboratory study
Common carp Cyprinus carpio is an important food fish in Central Europe, which in some regions is consumed as part of local tradition. The majority of carp are sold by small retailers and not processed in commerc...
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Open AccessGrey matter volume in healthy and epileptic beagles using voxel-based morphometry – a pilot study
One of the most common chronic neurological disorders in dogs is idiopathic epilepsy (IE) diagnosed as epilepsy without structural changes in the brain. In the current study the hypothesis should be proven tha...
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Open AccessAuditory functional magnetic resonance imaging in dogs – normalization and group analysis and the processing of pitch in the canine auditory pathways
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is an advanced and frequently used technique for studying brain functions in humans and increasingly so in animals. A key element of analyzing fMRI data is group an...
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Open AccessThe sinonasal communication in the horse: examinations using computerized three-dimensional reformatted renderings of computed-tomography datasets
Sinusitis is a common disease in the horse. In human medicine it is described, that obstruction of the sinonasal communication plays a major role in the development of sinusitis. To get spatial sense of the eq...
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Open AccessThree-dimensional anatomy of equine incisors: tooth length, enamel cover and age related changes
Equine incisors are subjected to continuous occlusal wear causing multiple, age related changes of the extragingival crown. It is assumed that the occlusal wear is compensated by continued tooth elongation at ...
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Open AccessFunctional magnetic resonance imaging of the ascending stages of the auditory system in dogs
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is a technique able to localize neural activity in the brain by detecting associated changes in blood flow. It is an essential tool for studying human functional ne...
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Open AccessPeriodontal biomechanics: finite element simulations of closing stroke and power stroke in equine cheek teeth
In equine dentistry periodontal diseases, especially periapical inflammation, are frequently occurring problems. Anachoresis is believed to be the most common cause for the development of such disorders. Never...
