Korean Journal of Veterinary Research (대한수의학회지)

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Magnetic resonance imaging features of the biceps tendon rupture in a Labrador retriever dog

  • Cho, Hyunju (College of Veterinary Medicine and Research Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Choi, Hojung (College of Veterinary Medicine and Research Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Lee, Youngwon (College of Veterinary Medicine and Research Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University)
  • Received : 2020.07.24
  • Accepted : 2020.10.12
  • Published : 2020.12.30
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Abstract

A five-year-old spayed female Labrador retriever presented with right forelimb lameness one day earlier. Radiographs and computed tomography of the right shoulder joint revealed conspicuous enthesophytes, bone cyst, and bone fragment at the intertubercular groove. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a loss of continuity of the biceps tendon and inhomogeneous hyperintense signal of the surrounding soft tissue and moderate synovial fluid on T2- and proton density-weighted images with contrast enhancement on the postcontrast T1-weighted images. The dog was diagnosed with tenosynovitis and biceps tendon rupture with osteoarthritis based on a comprehensive evaluation of the computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging features.

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