Specificity and sensitivity of ultrasonography and endoscopy for the diagnosis of exercise-induced pulmonary haemorrhage (EIPH) in 157 race horses

Veterinary Research Communications

Volumn 33, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Ferrucci, Francesco ^a,c   Stancari, G ^a   Zucca, E ^a   Ayalon, S ^a   Falcone, C ^b   Ferro, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

^c Ospedale Veterinario Grandi Animali   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endoscopy; Exercise induced pulmonary haemorrhage; Horse; Scoring system; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPY; EXERCISE INDUCED PULMONARY HEMORRHAGE; FEMALE; HORSE; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT EXAMINATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

ANIMALS; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 70049084002     PISSN: 01657380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11259-009-9277-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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