Most dogs with CLM and syringomyelia have syrinx cavities throughout the thoracic and lumbar spinal cord, in addition to the cervical cord region and because of this, clinicians at the CCI prefer to have whole spine images in order to document all of the syrinx cavities in a patient. (caninechiariinstitute.org)
Syrinx Location in Dogs with Chiari - like Malformation having Brain and Whole Spine MRI Dewey CW, Loughin CA, Marino DJ MRI studies of dogs thought to have CLM have included mainly the skull and neck, but does the syrinx exists further down the spinal cord? (caninechiariinstitute.org)
The majority of dogs in studies at Stone Lion Veterinary Hospital and the Canine Chiari Institute at LIVS with cervical syrinxes were found to have syrinxes in other spinal cord regions with whole spine MR imaging. (caninechiariinstitute.org)