Magnetic resonance imaging of the palmar aspect of the equine podotrochlear apparatus: Normal appearance

Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 198-204

  Busoni, Valeria ^a   Snaps, Frédéric ^a   Trenteseaux, Jacques ^a   Dondelinger, Robert F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Deep digital flexor tendon; Equine; Foot; Magnetic resonance imaging; Navicular bone; Podotrochlear apparatus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLEXOR TENDON; FOOT; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HISTOLOGY; HORSE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIGAMENT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PODOTROCHLEAR BURSA; SESAMOID BONE; SYNOVIAL BURSA; TISSUE STRUCTURE; TRABECULAR BONE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; FORELIMB; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TENDON;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

ANIMALS; FORELIMB; HORSES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SESAMOID BONES; TENDONS;

EID: 3042768127     PISSN: 10588183     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2004.04033.x     Document Type: Article

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