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.
Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are two diagnostic imaging methods veterinarians can use to capture images of structures within your horse’s body. Learn more in this visual guide!
Computed tomography creates cross-sectional, 3D images to help veterinarians diagnose a variety of equine injuries and lamenesses.
One veterinarian weighs the pros and cons of available imaging modalities when it comes to diagnosing common fetlock injuries.
One practitioner describes her diagnostic imaging decision-making process when assessing Western performance horse soundness during prepurchase exams.
The equine imaging lecture will take place Nov. 7 at the New Bolton Center, in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania.
Quantitative information provides better data for determining treatment and prognosis, researchers said.
Lecture topics will include anesthesia, eye emergencies, sports medicine, biosecurity, foaling problems, and more.
Learn about the signs, diagnosis, and management of repetitive stress-related fetlock injuries in racehorses.
Performing a CT scan on a horse used to take nearly a dozen technicians, but the new table simplifies the process.
A custom-designed equine CT table and a commercial Big Bore scanner make it possible to image neck lesions in horses.
PET scans revealed lesions in bony and soft tissue, some of which weren’t visible on other imaging modalities.
Find out how veterinarians and farriers rely on imaging to evaluate the horse’s hoof.
Veterinarians have begun research, using the scanner in a clinical trial on client-owned horses.
The new unit allows veterinarians to perform high-definition CT scans on standing or recumbent (lying down) horses.
Dr. Kathryn Wulster is a radiologist and assistant professor of diagnostic imaging at Penn Vet.
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