Cerebrospinal fluid flow in small-breed dogs with idiopathic epilepsy observed using time-spatial labeling inversion pulse images: a preliminary study.

ABSTRACT: Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) circulation diseases, such as hydrocephalus and syringomyelia, are common in small-breed dogs. In human patients with CSF circulation diseases, time-spatial labeling inversion pulse (time-SLIP) sequence performed to evaluate CSF flow before and after treatment allows visualization of the restoration of CSF movement. However, studies evaluating CSF flow using the time-SLIP method in small-breed dogs are limited. Therefore, the present study aimed to evaluate intracranial CSF flow on time-SLIP images in small-breed dogs with idiopathic epilepsy, as an alternative model to healthy dogs. Time-SLIP images were obtained at two sites: 1) the mesencephalic aqueduct (MA) area (third ventricle, MA, and brain-base subarachnoid space [SAS]) and 2) the craniocervical junction

SUBMITTER: Ishikawa C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11569881 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature