High-Tech Horse Scanner is a First for Western Australia
Edited Press Release
November 16, 2013
Murdoch University’s new CT scanner is large enough to accommodate horses, as well as smaller animals.
Murdoch University’s new CT scanner is large enough to accommodate horses, as well as smaller animals.
Veterinarians are taking a page from human medicine books by using CT to evaluate pulmonary disease in foals.
One veterinarian believes CT offers a better option for imaging some lower limb fractures than radiography.
Researchers hope to more fully characterize alterations at the microscopic level in diseased navicular bones.
Foals are small enough to fit in the gantry of a CT machine, which is helpful in assessing lung disease.
State-of-the-art diagnostic imaging technology is being optimized by Belgian researchers to create three-dimensional images of a microscopic object–without destroying the object being studied.
“Current methods of
For decades veterinarians have relied upon a number of different imaging tools, from radiographs to ultrasonography, to diagnose lameness, pregnancy, and
Veterinarians now have more tools to help diagnose and treat specific lameness problems.
As the name suggests, purchase exams are an exploratory process designed to evaluate the physical condition of a horse before you commit to a purchase. It is performed by a veterinarian and is, before anything else, a comprehensive physical
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