[Sequential proposal in the myelographic views for detection of spinal cord compression in dogs with cervical intervertebral disc disease]

ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to verify in which of the myelographic views it was possible to identify spinal cord compression in dogs with cervical intervertebral disc disease (IVDD), and to establish a sequence in which myelographic views should be obtained for this region. Four myelographic views (lateral, ventrodorsal, left oblique and right oblique) of 41 patients diagnosed with cervical IVDD were evaluated. In 40 patients (97.5%) it was possible to identify spinal cord compression by lateral view, 22 (53.6%) by the oblique view, and 11 (26.8%) by the ventrodorsal view (P