Local Anesthesia’s Effect on MRIs of Horse Feet (AAEP 2011)
Erica Larson
March 17, 2012
Researchers recently examined whether diagnostic anesthesia could skew the results of equine foot MRIs.
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Researchers recently examined whether diagnostic anesthesia could skew the results of equine foot MRIs.
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