Understanding Equine Diagnostic Imaging
Elizabeth Acutt, DVM
January 26, 2025
Learn what to expect when your horse undergoes advanced imaging exams using MRI, CT, and nuclear scintigraphy.
Learn what to expect when your horse undergoes advanced imaging exams using MRI, CT, and nuclear scintigraphy.
Learn about the clinical signs of neck or back issues in horses and how they are diagnosed. Sponsored by Asto CT.
Getting to the root of podotrochlosis is an ongoing process. Learn about risk factors for the disease and how veterinarians diagnose it.
Learn about imaging techniques for accurately diagnosing pathologies in the equine back and neck.
Diagnostic imaging results are clearer than ever, but how they will affect a horse’s performance career isn’t always evident.
Two veterinarians share how they diagnose, treat, and rehab back-sore horses.
Four diagnostic imaging experts share insight that can help owners and veterinarians with the diagnostic process.
Diagnostic imaging technology has improved tremendously in the past few decades, with several effective options to choose from. Learn about the machines and technologies your veterinarian can use to look inside your horse, including MRI, CT, PET scans, and more.
Recent research suggests that bone scans in horses aren’t always accurate in diagnosing causes of lameness and poor performance in sport horses when used alone.
Scintigraphy gives provides the practitioner with information about some injuries related to bone or soft-tissue connections to bone, but it might not reveal many other sources of foot pain, researchers found.
Lecture topics will include anesthesia, eye emergencies, sports medicine, biosecurity, foaling problems, and more.
Nuclear scintigraphy is especially useful for honing in on the locations of active bone conditions in horses.
A researcher offers tips on how veterinarians can pinpoint the cause in unresolved upper hind limb lameness cases.
Poor performers can be a diagnostic challenge. Here’s what veterinarians will look for when examining these horses.
Are CT, MRI, and X ray clear as mud? Learn about the appropriate uses for these imaging modalities and more.
Review the options vets have for looking inside horses’ bodies to see what’s causing a limp, swelling, or pain.
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