Canine Planar Anatomy

Description: Canine Planar Anatomy is a web site that presents canine planar anatomy images. The head/neck, thorax and abdomen/pelvis are shown in sagittal, transverse and dorsal planes. Each image has 10 structures labelled (some images include additional labels). After having examined an unlabelled image, students can test their knowledge by identifying labelled structures. View "Site Navigation and Label Options Information" (top of page) for label display options. On this web site the students can observe a sagittal section, a transverse section and a dorsal plane section through a dog head (the brain is in the centre of each image). A sagittal section divides the cadaver into right and left parts. A transverse section divides the cadaver into cranial (rostral) and caudal parts. A dorsal plane section is cut parallel to the back, dividing the cadaver into top (dorsal) and bottom (ventral) parts. The significance of planar anatomy has increased with the advent of planar imaging technology for clinical diagnoses (NMR, CT and Ultrasound). It is recommended that first time users view "Site Navigation and Label Options Information" for label display options before they begin by choosing an image from a Plane-Region cell in the given table.

Comments & References: The images displayed in this web site were obtained in the process of authoring the book entitled Atlas of Correlative Imaging Anatomy of the Normal Dog: Ultrasound and Computed Tomography, authored by D.A. Feeney, T.F. Fletcher & R. M. Hardy, 1991.
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Price: Online: Free of charge

Version: 2006