Use of radiography, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging for evaluation of navicular syndrome in the horse

Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 108-116

  Widmer, William R ^a   Buckwalter, Kenneth A ^b   Fessler, John F ^a   Hill, Michael A ^a   Vansickle, David C ^a   Ivancevich, Susan ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Histopathology; Horse; Magnetic resonance imaging; Navicular syndrome; Radiography

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FOOT DISEASE; HOOF AND CLAW; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RADIOGRAPHY; SYNDROME; TARSAL BONE;

ANIMALS; CADAVER; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FOOT DISEASES; HOOF AND CLAW; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SYNDROME; TARSAL BONES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0034153594     PISSN: 10588183     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2000.tb01463.x     Document Type: Article

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