Xeroradiographic visualization of trichinae in polar bear muscle

• Published in: Journal of Helminthology
• Main Authors: Nelson, G. S., Keymer, I. F., Rogers, Rosemary, Davis, R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1975
• Subjects: Animal Science and Zoology; General Medicine; Parasitology; polar bear
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022149x00026328; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022149X00026328

ABSTRACT Gould (1970) stated that “asyet,roentgenographic technics cannot demonstrate trichinae in skeletal muscle”. We have found no report of X-ray film demonstration of Trichinella cysts in muscle in the literature to date. Rogers et al. (1975) used the technique of xeroradiography to show living and calcified filarial worms ( Brugia pahangi ) in the infected lymphatics of cats and we have had an opportunity to use this method to examine calcified Trichinella cysts in infected muscle.