Deep digital flexor tendonitis in the equine foot diagnosed by low-field magnetic resonance imaging in the standing patient: 18 Cases

Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 458-466

  Mair, Tim S ^a   Kinns, Jen ^a  

^a BELL EQUINE VETERINARY CLINIC   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deep digital flexor tendon; Horse; Magnetic resonance imaging; Tendonitis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOOT; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SCINTISCANNING; TENDINITIS;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FOOT; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; TENDINOPATHY;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 30944441699     PISSN: 10588183     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2005.00084.x     Document Type: Review

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