1Department of Veterinary Surgery, Anaesthesiology and Radiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Sohag Univ., Egypt P.O. Box 82524, Sohag, Egypt
Sohag University Egypt, P.O. Box 82524, Sohag, Egypt
2Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Beni-Suef Univ., Egypt. P.O. Box 62511, Beni-Suef, Egypt
3Department of Veterinary Surgery, Anaesthesiology and Radiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Sadat City Univ., Egypt
Three brains of healthy adult camels were studied anatomically and with magnetic resonance imaging. The anatomical study accomplished through 12 cross-sections. Grossly, forebrain formed of diencephalon and telencephalon. Diencephalon formed of epithalamus, thalamus, metathalamus and hypothalamus. Telencephalon formed of two completely separated hemispheres, each formed of grey and white matter. T1-weighted images showed the white matter as grey (dark), grey matter light grey and cerebrospinal fluid black. On T2 weighted images, white matter appeared grey (dark), grey matter appeared brighter than the white one, while the cerebrospinal fluid appeared bright white. On STIR images, white matter was dark grey and grey matter more bright than white matter, while cerebrospinal fluid appeared bright and fat appeared dark. Bones appeared black in all sequences. In conclusion, magnetic resonance imaging is an excellent imaging technique for identification and characterization of brain anatomical features in camel.
Anatomy, Brain, Camel, MRI, Sequence
