Nuclear scintigraphic evaluation of the distal tarsal region in normal horses

Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 345-351

  Murray, Rachel C ^a   Dyson, Sue J ^a   Weekes, Jo S ^a   Branch, Marion V ^a   Hladick, Sarah ^a  

^a ANIMAL HEALTH TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Equine; Scintigraphy; Tarsal

Indexed keywords

MEDRONATE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

AGE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG UPTAKE; HORSE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; JUMPING; MOTION; NONHUMAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCINTIGRAPHY; TARSAL BONE; TIBIA; WORK;

ANIMALS; HORSES; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; REFERENCE VALUES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TARSUS, ANIMAL; TECHNETIUM TC 99M MEDRONATE;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 4444275895     PISSN: 10588183     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2004.04066.x     Document Type: Article

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