Ehrle, Anna 
ORCID: 0000-0001-5338-6195, Lilge, Svenja, Clegg, Peter D ORCID: 0000-0003-0632-0032 and Maddox, Thomas W
(2021)
Equine flexor tendon imaging part 2: Current status and future directions in advanced diagnostic imaging, with focus on the deep digital flexor tendon.
VETERINARY JOURNAL, 278.
p. 105763.
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Abstract
Flexor tendon injuries are a common cause of lameness and early retirement in equine athletes. While ultrasonography is most frequently utilised, advanced diagnostic imaging modalities are becoming more widely available for detection and monitoring of flexor tendon lesions. Part two of this literature review details current experience with low- and high-field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) for the diagnosis of equine flexor tendinopathy with a focus on the deep digital flexor tendon. Implications of the 'magic angle' artefact as well as injection techniques and the use of contrast media are discussed. Future developments in tendon imaging aim to gain enhanced structural information about the tendon architecture with the prospect to prevent injury. Techniques as described for the assessment of the human Achilles tendon including ultra-high field MRI and positron emission tomography are highlighted.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Computed tomography, Horse, Magnetic resonance imaging, Tendinopathy |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Health and Life Sciences Faculty of Health and Life Sciences > Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences Faculty of Health and Life Sciences > Institute of Life Courses and Medical Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Symplectic Admin |
| Date Deposited: | 27 Mar 2023 07:51 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Mar 2023 07:51 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.tvjl.2021.105763 |
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| URI: | https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3169238 |
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