Lameness associated with foot pain: Results of magnetic resonance imaging in 199 horses (January 2001-December 2003) and response to treatment

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 113-121

  Dyson, S J ^a   Murray, R ^a   Schramme, M C ^a,b  

^a ANIMAL HEALTH TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Foot; Horse; Lameness; MRI; Scintigraphy; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL LAMENESS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; FOOT INJURY; FOOT PAIN; FRACTURE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROGNOSIS; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; SCAPHOID BONE; SCINTIGRAPHY; TENDINITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 14844283155     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/0425164054223804     Document Type: Review

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