Evaluation of magnetic resonance imaging findings related with central nervous system lesionsin cats and dogs

Currently, the use of advanced imaging techniques for diagnostic purposes has become widespread in veterinary medicine applications, and especially high technology techniques such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) are frequently used. Among these techniques, MRI has been found to be superior to other imaging methods in the detection of central nervous system lesions. In this doctoral thesis study, MRI imaging was performed in a case with neurological findings who came to I.Ü.-Cerrahpaşa Veterinary Faculty, Department of Surgery. Lesion neurolocalisations were determined as cranial and spinal general two, brain cerebellum brainstem and one of 5 spinal segments. Accordingly, as a result of the imaging of 50 cats and 50 dogs, 72 cranial, 19 cervical, 27 thoracic, 29 lumbar and 147 regions in total were imaged and each of the images obtained were evaluated separately. 50 cats and 50 dogs were included in CNS disease groups as vascular, infectious-inflammatory, traumatic, toxic, anamoly, metabolic, idiopathic, nutritional, neoplastic and degenerative according to VITAMIN-D systematics in accordance with the disease diagnosed according to MRI findings. The data obtained after the study emphasised the importance of neuroleucalisation and MRI in veterinary diagnostics for the definitive diagnosis of patients with neurological dysfunction. With this PhD study, it was aimed to expand the use of MRI in veterinary practice, to emphasise its importance in neurodiagnostics, to increase the success of pre- and post-treatment processes and thus to ensure that patients spend this process in a more welfare. At the same time, it is aimed to contribute to veterinary medicine education and practice field by using the advantages and treatment options provided by MRI technology, which is used effectively in human and veterinary medicine in the world, actively in our country.