Magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasonography and histology of the suspensory ligament origin: A comparative study of normal anatomy of Warmblood horses

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 508-516

  Bischofberger, A S ^a   Konar, M ^c   Ohlerth, S ^b   Geyer, H ^a,b   Lang, J ^c   Ueltschi, G ^c   Lischer, C J ^a,d  

^a Equine Hospital   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Histology; Horse; MRI; Suspensory ligament; Ultrasound; Warmblood

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FORELIMB; HINDLIMB; HISTOLOGY; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; LIGAMENT; MALE; METACARPAL BONE; METATARSAL BONE; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; PATHOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE;

ANIMALS; FORELIMB; HINDLIMB; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; LIGAMENTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; METACARPUS; METATARSUS; PAIN; REFERENCE VALUES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 33751211193     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: 04251644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516406X156109     Document Type: Article

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