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Article History

Received: 10 January 2018

Accepted: 12 April 2019

First Online: 31 May 2019

Ethics approval

: This study was carried out in accordance with the University of Surrey School of Veterinary Medicine’s Ethics and Welfare Committee guidelines. Because all imaging studies were performed for clinically diagnostic purposes, no specific Ethical and Welfare Committee approval was necessary. For all included dogs, written informed owner consent was obtained giving permission for diagnostic procedures and use of the obtained data for research purposes.

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