Comparison of magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, and radiography for assessment of noncartilaginous changes in equine metacarpophalangeal osteoarthritis

Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 267-279

  Olive, Julien ^a   D'anjou, Marc André ^b   Alexander, Kate ^b   Laverty, Sheila ^b   Theoret, Christine ^a  

^a Department of Veterinary Biomedicine ^*  (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

CT; Horse; Metacarpophalangeal; MRI; Osteoarthritis; Radiography

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTHROGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BONE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FORELIMB; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; JOINT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; ARTHROGRAPHY; BONE AND BONES; FORELIMB; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; JOINTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOARTHRITIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77953156672     PISSN: 10588183     EISSN: 17408261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2009.01653.x     Document Type: Article

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