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• Mechanical evaluation of a modified prosthetic laryngoplasty using a toggle technique for the equine arytenoid cartilage 

  Secor, Erica Jane (2017-07-06)

  Recurrent laryngeal neuropathy is a frequent cause of poor performance and upper airway noise in horses. This disorder results in varied degrees of upper airway obstruction due to neurogenic atrophy of the cricoarytenoideus ...

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• Computed tomography study of safe implantation corridors in rabbit vertebrae 

  Moran, Clara Elizabeth (2017-06-12)

  Objectives: A study was performed to evaluate the lumbar vertebrae of domestic rabbits using computed tomography (CT) in order to identify safe corridors for implant insertion. Methods: CT imaging of 20 adult New Zealand ...

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• Comparison of echocardiography and computed tomography for characterization of cardiac clots in cats with heart disease 

  Vititoe, Kyle Patrick (2017-04-13)

  Arterial thromboembolism (ATE) is a devastating and life-threatening condition in cats most commonly secondary to heart disease. Echocardiography is the reference standard to evaluate for presence of a clot or its precursor ...

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• Predictive model to estimate ionized calcium from routine serum biochemical profiles in dogs 

  Danner, Julie Ann (2017-04-12)

  Ionized calcium is the gold standard to assess calcium status in dogs, but measurement is not readily available in private veterinary practices. The objectives of this study were to (1) predict ionized calcium concentration ...

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• Surgical margin evaluation in veterinary medicine: an assessment of canine skin shrinkage and histopathologic reporting of canine mast cell tumors 

  Reagan, Jennifer Kathleen (2017-04-28)

  When cutaneous mast cell tumors (MCT) are removed and evaluated for histopathology, the tissue undergoes many changes. Initially the mass is removed with planned surgical margins, which are a measure of grossly normal ...

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