CLINICAL USE OF 99mTC-MDP SCINTIGRAPHY IN THE EQUINE MANDIBLE AND MAXILLA |
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| Authors: | Michael R. Metcalf DVM MS Lloyd P. Tate DVM Loouis C. Sellett MS |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Anatomy, psysiological Sciences Radiology (Metcalf, Selett), and the Department of Food Animals and Equuuine Medicne (Tate), School Veternary, Mmedicine, North Carolina. |
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| Abstract: | 99mTc-methylene diphosphonate (MDP) radionuclide imaging examinations were done in four horses having clinical evidence of skull trauma or infection. Radiographs were made of each horse prior to scintigraphy. Four case histories are presented. In each instance, scintigraphy provided complementary information to that obtainable through radiography, which aided in accurately localizing and characterizing the site and extent of abnormalities, and which proved particularly valuable as an aid for therapeutic planning. |
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| Keywords: | horse scintigraphy bone mandible maxilla |
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