Use of multisite quantitative ultrasonography for noninvasive assessment of bone in horses

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 63, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1464-1469

  Carstanjen, Bianca ^a   Lepage, Olivier M ^a   Detilleux, Johann ^a   Duboeuf, François ^a   Amory, Hélène ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILICONE OIL;

ACCURACY; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; BONE EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FORELIMB; HORSE; IN VIVO STUDY; METACARPAL BONE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; OBSERVER VARIATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIUS; SOFT TISSUE; SOUND TRANSMISSION; TIBIA;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0036794387     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2002.63.1464     Document Type: Article

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