Useful Marine Mammal Diagnostic and Physiologic Imaging Publications:

Dennison SE and Schwarz T. Computed tomographic imaging of the normal immature California sea lion head (Zalophus californianus) Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound 2008;49(6):557-563

Dennison SE et al. Normal thoracic radiographic anatomy of immature California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) and immature northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris). Aquatic Mammals 2009;35(1):36-42

Moore MJ et al. Gas bubbles in seals, dolphins and porpoises entangled and drowned at depth in gill nets. Published ahead of print Veterinary Pathology doi:10.1354/vp.08-VP-0065-M-FL

Liste F et al. Anatomic and computed tomographic atlas of the head of the newborn bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound 2006;47(5):453-460

Solano M et al. Scintigraphic and radiographic evaluation of appendicular skeletal lesions in cold-stunned Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles. Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound 2008;49(4):388-394

Guglielmini C., et al. Bone density of the arm and forearm as an age indicator in stranded specimens of the striped dolphin (Stenella coeuruleoalba). The Anatomical Record 2002; 267,(3): 225-230

Butti C., et al. Age estimation in the Mediterranean bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus (Montagu, 1821) by bone density of the thoracic limb. Journal of Anatomy, 2007; 211, (5): 639-646

Mo G., et al. Age classes and sex differences in the skull of the Mediterranean Monk Seal, Monachus monachus (Hermann, 1779). A study based on bone shape and density. The Anatomical Record 2009; 292, (4): 544-556

Zotti A., et al. Exceptional bone density DXA values of the rostrum of a deep-diving marine mammal: a new technical insight in the adaptation of bone to aquatic life. Skeletal Radiology 2009; doi: 10.1007/s00256-009-0647-4 Epub ahead of print

Dennison SE et al. Concurrent occipital bone malformation and atlantoaxial subluxation in a neonatal harbor seal (Phoca vitulina). Accepted for publication in Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 2009;40(2):385-388

Montie E et al. Neuroanatomy and volumes of brain structures of a live California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) from magnetic resonance images. Anatomic Record: Advances in Integrative Anatomy and Evolutionary Biology 2009;292(10):1

Montie E et al. Magnetic resonance imaging quality and volumes of brain strcutures from live and postmortem images of California sea lions with clinical signs of domoic acid toxicosis. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 2010;91:243-256. doi:10.3354/dao02259