Use of computed tomography angiography to evaluate the vascular anatomy of the distal portion of the forelimb of horses

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 65, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1409-1420

  Collins, Jennifer N ^a,b   Galuppo, Larry D ^a   Thomas, Helen L ^a   Wisner, Erik R ^a   Hornof, William J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b San Luis Rey Equine Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GUAIFENESIN; HEPARIN; IODINATED CONTRAST MEDIUM; ISOFLURANE; KETAMINE; NONIONIC CONTRAST MEDIUM; OXYGEN; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); XYLAZINE;

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTERY CATHETERIZATION; ARTICLE; CADAVER; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORELIMB; HEPARINIZATION; HORSE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LEG BLOOD VESSEL; LEG VEIN; MALE; NONHUMAN; SESAMOID BONE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TOE; VASCULARIZATION;

ANGIOGRAPHY; ANIMALS; FORELIMB; HORSES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 5644257281     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2004.65.1409     Document Type: Article

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