Big cat scan: Magnetic resonance imaging of the tiger

SUMMARY In August 2002, we performed MRI scans on a female juvenile Bengal tiger. We present the clinical course, imaging and autopsy findings, and some comparative anatomy of the tiger brain and skull. Magnetic resonance images of a tiger have not previously been published.

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Published in:Australasian radiology 2004-03, Vol.48 (1), p.93-95
Main Authors: Snow, Thomas M, Litster, Annette L, Gregory, Richard JW, Hanger, Jonathan J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Animals, Zoo
Brain - pathology
Carnivora
comparative anatomy
Female
Hypereosinophilic Syndrome - diagnostic imaging
Hypereosinophilic Syndrome - veterinary
Hypoxia, Brain - diagnostic imaging
Hypoxia, Brain - veterinary
infarct
ischaemia
magnetic resonance imaging
Magnetic Resonance Imaging - veterinary
Radiography
tiger
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Summary:SUMMARY In August 2002, we performed MRI scans on a female juvenile Bengal tiger. We present the clinical course, imaging and autopsy findings, and some comparative anatomy of the tiger brain and skull. Magnetic resonance images of a tiger have not previously been published.
ISSN:0004-8461
1440-1673
DOI:10.1111/j.1440-1673.2004.01238.x