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MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING OF THE EQUINE METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT: THREE-DIMENSIONAL RECONSTRUCTION AND ANATOMIC ANALYSIS |
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| Authors: | Mark J Martinelli DVM MS Igor V Kuriashkin PhD Bridget O Carragher PhD Robert B Clarkson PhD Gordon J Baker BVSc PhD MRCVS |
| Institution: | Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois, 1008 West Hazelwood, Urbana, IL 610801;Visualization Laboratory, Beckman Institute for Advanced science and Technology, University of Illinois. |
| Abstract: | Magnetic resonance imaging was used to examine the equine metacarpophalangeal joint. Thirty-two saggital images generated by partial volume imaging were transferred to a computer for three dimensional reconstruction and analysis. All the tissues constituting the metacarpophalangeal joint were readily identified. The most significant increase finding regarded the soft tissues on the palmar aspect of the metacarpophalangeal joint and their interactions with the proximal sesamoid bones. the equine metacarpophalangeal joint has not previously been evaluated using 3-dimensional imaging software. |
| Keywords: | equine metacarpophalangeal joint magnetic resonance imaging 3 dimensional reconstruction Analyze® anatomy |