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Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 274-277 , October 2006

Diagnosing a Tooth Root Abscess in a Guinea Pig (Cavia porcellus) Using Micro Computed Tomography Imaging

Marcy J. Souza, DVM
- Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine, Knoxville, TN 37966 USA
- the Preclinical Imaging Laboratory, University of Tennessee Health Science Center–College of Medicine, Knoxville, TN 37920 USA.
- Address correspondence to: Marcy J. Souza, DVM, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, University of Tennessee, College of Veterinary Medicine, Knoxville, TN 37996.
Cheryl B. Greenacre, DVM, Dip. ABVP (Avian)
- Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine, Knoxville, TN 37966 USA
- the Preclinical Imaging Laboratory, University of Tennessee Health Science Center–College of Medicine, Knoxville, TN 37920 USA.
James S. Avenell, BS
- Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine, Knoxville, TN 37966 USA
- the Preclinical Imaging Laboratory, University of Tennessee Health Science Center–College of Medicine, Knoxville, TN 37920 USA.
Jonathan S. Wall, PhD
- Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine, Knoxville, TN 37966 USA
- the Preclinical Imaging Laboratory, University of Tennessee Health Science Center–College of Medicine, Knoxville, TN 37920 USA.
Gregory B. Daniel, DVM, Dip. ACVR
- Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine, Knoxville, TN 37966 USA
- the Preclinical Imaging Laboratory, University of Tennessee Health Science Center–College of Medicine, Knoxville, TN 37920 USA.

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