First Application of Axial Speed of Sound to Follow Up Injured Equine Tendons

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 162-167

  Vergari, Claudio ^a,b   Pourcelot, Philippe ^a,b   Ravary Plumioën, Bérangère ^a,b   Dupays, Anne Gaelle ^b,c   Denoix, Jean Marie ^b,c   Mitton, David ^d,f,g   Laugier, Pascal ^e   Crevier Denoix, Nathalie ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST   (France)

^b Veterinary School   (France)

^c Normandie Equine Vallée   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^e SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^f UNIVERSITÉ GUSTAVE EIFFEL   (France)

^g UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Injury; Quantitative ultrasound; Soft tissue; Speed of sound; Tendon; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ECHOGENICITY; FLEXOR TENDON; FOLLOW UP; GRADING SYSTEM; INJURY; QUANTITATIVE ULTRASOUNDS; SOFT TISSUE; TENDON INJURIES;

ACOUSTIC WAVE VELOCITY; TENDONS; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

SYSTEMS ENGINEERING;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AXIAL SPEED OF SOUND; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FLEXOR TENDON; FOLLOW UP; HORSE; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; TENDON INJURY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

ANIMALS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HORSES; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TENDON INJURIES; TENDONS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 83055176281     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: 1879291X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2011.10.008     Document Type: Article

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