Reliability and repeatability of thermographic examination and the normal thermographic image of the thoracolumbar region in the horse

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 306-312

  Tunley, B V ^a,b   Henson, F M D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Sandhurst   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnostic imaging; Horse; Thermography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HORSE; IMAGING; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; PATHOLOGY; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMOGRAPHY; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; TOPOGRAPHY; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 2542532920     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/0425164044890652     Document Type: Article

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