Scintigraphy of the sacroiliac joint region in asymptomatic riding horses: Scintigraphic appearance and evaluation of method

Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 699-706

  Erichsen, C ^a,b   Eksell, P ^b   Widstrom C ^d   Berger, M ^b   Roethlisberger Holm, K ^b   Johnston, C ^b,c  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c Equine Hospital Stromsholm   (Sweden)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Attenuation; Equine; Sacroiliac joint; Scintigraphy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLUTEUS MAXIMUS MUSCLE; HORSE; IMAGING SYSTEM; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MUSCLE MASS; NONHUMAN; PELVIS RADIOGRAPHY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SACROILIAC JOINT; SCINTIGRAPHY; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTHROPATHY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HORSE DISEASE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; SCINTISCANNING; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; JOINT DISEASES; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING; SACROILIAC JOINT;

EID: 1342269001     PISSN: 10588183     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2003.tb00534.x     Document Type: Article

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