Scintigraphic and radiographic appearance of the sacroiliac region in horses with gait abnormalities or poor performance

Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 208-214

  Gorgas, Daniela ^a   Luder, Patric ^a   Lang, Johann ^a   Doherr, Marcus G ^a   Ueltschi, Gottlieb ^a   Kircher, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Horse; Radiography; Sacroiliac region; Scintigraphy

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; MEDRONATE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GAIT; HINDLIMB; HISTOLOGY; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; MALE; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SACROILIAC JOINT; SACRUM; SCINTISCANNING; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GAIT; HINDLIMB; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; MALE; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SACROILIAC JOINT; SACRUM; SEX FACTORS; TECHNETIUM TC 99M MEDRONATE;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 61449113882     PISSN: 10588183     EISSN: 17408261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2009.01519.x     Document Type: Article

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