Axial skeleton atlas - spine

Case contributed by Allison L Zwingenberger
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Adult mixed breed dog.

Spine

x-ray

This is a normal dog spine study. Scroll in each image to see the overlays of highlighted structures. Many of these are used as landmarks when describing lesions, and will help you orient yourself to location.

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