Use of concurrent scintigraphic and magnetic resonance imaging evaluation to improve understanding of the pathogenesis of injury of the podotrochlear apparatus

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 365-369

  Dyson, S ^a   Murray, R ^a  

^a ANIMAL HEALTH TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Collateral sesamoidean ligament; Deep digital flexor tendon; Distal sesamoidean impar ligament; Horse; Increased radiopharmaceutical uptake; Lameness; Navicular disease

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; SCINTISCANNING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SESAMOID BONE; TARSAL BONE; TENDON; TENDON INJURY;

ANIMALS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SESAMOID BONES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TARSAL BONES; TENDON INJURIES; TENDONS;

EID: 34748821835     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516407X185494     Document Type: Article

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