Ultrasonographic tissue characterization of equine superficial digital flexor tendons by means of gray level statistics

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 210-219

  Van Schie, Hans T M ^a   Bakker, Erwin M ^a   Jonker, A Mieke ^b   Van Weeren, P Rene ^c  

^a Raaphorst Equine Clinic   (Netherlands)

^b Department of Pathology   (Netherlands)

^c Faculty of Veterinary Medicine   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NECROSIS; PATHOLOGY; TENDINITIS; TENDON;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; NECROSIS; TENDINOPATHY; TENDONS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 0034134170     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2000.61.210     Document Type: Article

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