Comparison of radiography and scintigraphy in the diagnosis of dental disorders in the horse

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 49-58

  Weller, R ^a   Livesey, L ^b   Maierl, J ^a   Nuss, K ^a   Bowen, I M ^b   Cauvin, E R J ^b   Weaver, M ^c   Schumacher, J ^b   May, S A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Dental disease; Horse; Nuclear medicine; Radionuclide labelled leucocytes; Scintigraphy; Teeth

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT; TECHNETIUM 99M METHYLENE BISPHOSPHONATE; TECHNETIUM COMPLEX;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; LEUKOCYTE; MALE; MAXILLARY SINUS; MOUTH DISEASE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; SCINTISCANNING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; TOOTH;

ANIMALS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIPHOSPHONATES; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; LEUKOCYTES; MALE; MAXILLARY SINUS; MOUTH DISEASES; OBSERVER VARIATION; ORGANOTECHNETIUM COMPOUNDS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; TOOTH;

EID: 0035234797     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516401776767458     Document Type: Article

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