Reliability of conformational measurements in the horse using a three-dimensional motion analysis system

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 610-615

  Weller, R ^a   Pfau, T ^a   Babbage, D ^a   Brittin, E ^a   May, S A ^a   Wilson, A M ^b  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

3D; Conformation; Horse; Motion analysis; Photography

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HORSE; IMAGE PROCESSING; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; FEMALE; HORSES; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL PHYSIOLOGY; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

CONGIOPODIDAE; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 33751228680     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: 04251644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516406X150367     Document Type: Article

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