MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING OF THE EQUINE FOOT |
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| Authors: | Jean-Marie Denoix DVM PhD Nathalie Crevier DVM MSc Bernard Roger MD Jean-Francois Lebas MD PhD |
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| Affiliation: | Anatomy Department, Equine Clinical Unit, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort, 7 Avenue du Général de Gaulle 94704 Maisons-Alfort Cedex. France (Denoix, Crevier) Service I.R.M. Hôpital Saint-Louis, 75010 Paris. France, (Roger) UnitéI.R.M. C.H.R.U. Grenoble 38043 Grenoble Cedex. France (Lebas). |
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| Abstract: | The purpose of this study was to assess the ability of magnetic resonance imaging to depict abnormalities of the equine foot. MRI was performed on isolated limbs which had lesions of the foot. These images were made in 3 perpendicular planes (sagittal, transverse and frontal) using a T1 weighted sequence and were 5mm thick. Images accurately depicted normal and pathologic structures in the foot and proved to be very precise for documenting degenerative joint disease, navicular disease and laminitis lesions. This preliminary study demonstrates the considerable potential of MRI in the diagnosis of locomotor problems in the horse. |
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| Keywords: | magnetic resonance imaging horse foot degenerative joint disease navicular disease laminitis |
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