SONOGRAPHY OF THE EQUINE PALMAR METACARPAL SOFT TISSUES |
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| Authors: | John W. Pharr DVM MS Thomas G. Nyland DVM |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Radiological Sciences and the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, California 95616, where Dr. Pharr was Visiting Associate Professor of Radiology and Dr. Nyland is Assistant Professor of Radiology. |
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| Abstract: | It was hypothesized that ultrasonography may be a sensitive method for identifying pathologic changes in the tendons and ligaments of the palmar metacarpus of the horse. The palmar meta-carpi of equine cadavers and live horses were examined sonographically. The advantages and disadvantages of various ultrasound scanning techniques and the normal appearance of longitudinal and transverse palmar metacarpal sonograms are described. |
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| Keywords: | ultrasound horse metacarpus |
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