Myleography
In order to locate the site of spinal cord compression we perform a specialist x-ray technique called myelography which is carried out under general anaesthesia– this involves carefully injecting a clear sterile solution into the space along side the spinal cord. This solution runs by gravity along the spinal cord and stops or deviates at the site of the problem, allowing us to know where exactly to surgically relieve the compression on the spinal cord.
Myelogram of a dog’s cervical neck region showing spinal cord compression by a herniated
disc lesion
Myelogram of a dog’s lumbar back region showing an ossified disc which has herniated
causing spinal cord compression
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