Table 1 Morphometric computed tomography (CT) results of the vertebral canal area in OA-CSM affected and clinically normal Great Danes (means ±95% confidence intervals) with p-value at the VCA_IVD

1.47 (±0.35)

1.51 (±0.32)

1.60 (±0.30)

1.51 (±0.23)

1.45 (±0.21)

1.70 (±0.28)

0.79

1.72 (± 0.33)

1.60 (± 0.29)

1.77 (±0.33)

1.45 (± 0.26)

1.47 (±0.27)

1.74 (±0.32)

0.76

1.47 (±0.21)

1.54 (±0.30)

1.57 (± 0.43)

1.43 (± 0.12)

1.60 (±0.21)

1.65 (±0.26)

0.75

1.78 (± 0.33)

1.81 (±0.27)

1.95 (± 0.40)

1.59 (± 0.17)

1.70 (± 0.21)

2.06 (±0.32)

0.76

1.31 (± 0.25)

1.44 (±0.34)

1.55 (± 0.40)

1.40 (±0.39)

1.32 (±0.39)

1.51 (± 0.40)

0.71

1.87 (± 0.41)

1.94 (±0.28)

1.82 (±0.32)

1.76 (±0.25)

1.83 (±0.31)

1.99 (±0.22)

0.55

1.63(±0.26)

1.67(±0.28)

1.60(±0.36)

1.60 (±0.24)

1.54 (±0.34)

1.66 (±0.40)

0.8

2.16(±0.37)

2.12 (±0.30)

2.05(± 0.22)

2.05 (±0.33)

2.16(±0.29)

2.20(±0.38)

0.56

1.90(±0.16)

1.80(±0.24)

1.81 (±0.14)

1.70 (±0.11)

1.65 (±0.20)

1.62 (±0.29)

0.66

2.17 (±0.40)

2.13 (±0.46)

2.06 (±0.37)

2.07(±0.29)

2.10 (±0.43)

2.02(±0.27)

0.55

1.81(±0.24)

1.95 (± 0.30)

2.12 (± 0.40)

1.78 (± 0.22)

1.97 (±0.29)

1.96 (±0.20)

0.78

2.40 (±0.38)

2.34 (±0.36)

2.16 (±0.27)

2.21 (±0.42)

2.27 (±0.36)

2.15 (±0.30)

0.53

1.85 (±0.21)

1.76 (±0.18)

1.84 (±0.21)

1.73 (±0.25)

1.74 (± 0.14)

1.80 (± 0.26)

0.77

1.93 (±0.22)

1.81 (± 0.34)

1.87 (± 0.32)

1.87 (± 0.19)

1.77 (±0.31)

1.81 (± 0.27)

0.59