Quantitative evaluation of equine deep digital flexor tendon morphology using magnetic resonance imaging

Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 103-111

  Murray, Rachel C ^a   Roberts, Bridget L ^a   Schramme, Michael C ^a   Dyson, Sue J ^a   Branch, Marion ^a  

^a ANIMAL HEALTH TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Equine; Magnetic resonance imaging; Tendon; Tendonitis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CADAVER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; FLEXOR TENDON INJURY; HORSE; LIMB; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCAPHOID BONE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL LAMENESS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FORELIMB; HORSE DISEASE; IMAGE PROCESSING; INJURY; PATHOLOGY; TENDINITIS; TENDON; TENDON INJURY;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; INSERTION SEQUENCES;

ANIMALS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FORELIMB; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TENDINOPATHY; TENDON INJURIES; TENDONS;

EID: 2342455087     PISSN: 10588183     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2004.04017.x     Document Type: Article

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