Fig. 6
From: Normal computed tomographic features and reference values for the coelomic cavity in pet parrots
Matched cross-sections and CT images at the level of the cloaca corresponding to line E in Fig. 1. Matched cross-sections and CT images of blue-and-gold macaw (a-c), African grey parrot (d-f) and monk paraket (g-i). The CT images have been reconstructed with a soft tissue kernel and displayed in pulmonary (b-e-h) and abdomen (c-f-i) window. Do is dorsal and R are right. Bar = 1 cm. 1. Musculus levator caudae; 2. Spinal cord; 3. Vertebra; 4. Musculus levator cloacae; 5. Musculus transversus cloacae; 6. Cloaca; 7. Pectoral muscle (abdominal portion); 8. Left ureter