Evaluation of a standardised radiographic technique of the equine hoof

Schweizer Archiv fur Tierheilkunde

Volumn 146, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 507-514

  Kummer, M ^a   Lischer, C ^a   Ohlerth, S ^a   Vargas, J ^a   Auer, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Equine hoof; Evaluation; Metron PX ; Radiography; Standardised technique

Indexed keywords

MARKER;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; HOOF AND CLAW; HORSE; IMAGE PROCESSING; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; STANDARDIZATION;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HOOF AND CLAW; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 8444240507     PISSN: 00367281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0036-7281.146.11.507     Document Type: Article

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