Osteopathy 0004

3D Volume Rendering Technique (VRT) reconstruction and corresponding 2D section from scans of caudal vertebrae from a male Northern Right Whale (Eubalaena glacialis). Postmortem investigation indicated vertebral lesions observed on CT scans and during necropsy were factors in the ability of this animal to swim or feed. Further analyses are needed to determine if the etiology of the spine curvature is related to congenital defect or trauma. Specimen courtesy of University of North Carolina, Wilmington (UNCW), North Carolina State University (NCSU CMST), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Virginia Aquarium Stranding Response Program (VAQS) and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI).