What are the advantages of MRI?
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- Imaging the soft tissues within the hoof → ultrasound limited due to hoof
capsule
- Able to see bone bruises / inflammation within a structure (dynamic
modality)
- Can image up to the carpus and tarsus
What are the advantages of CT?
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, - Allows 3D imaging
- Standing acquisition of the head
How does CT produce an image?
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- X-ray generator and plate
- Generator mounted on a moving gantry which rotates 360 degrees
around the patient
- Takes 100s of x-rays for computer to create a 3D image
What is the half life of technetium?
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Approx 6 hours
What are the advantages of nuclear scintigraphy?
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- Dynamic imaging modality → highlights 'active' bone remodelling
- Whole body can be imaged
What appears as 'hot spots' on scintigraphy?
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- Imaging the soft tissues within the hoof → ultrasound limited due to hoof
capsule
- Able to see bone bruises / inflammation within a structure (dynamic
modality)
- Can image up to the carpus and tarsus
What are the advantages of CT?
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, - Allows 3D imaging
- Standing acquisition of the head
How does CT produce an image?
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- X-ray generator and plate
- Generator mounted on a moving gantry which rotates 360 degrees
around the patient
- Takes 100s of x-rays for computer to create a 3D image
What is the half life of technetium?
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Approx 6 hours
What are the advantages of nuclear scintigraphy?
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- Dynamic imaging modality → highlights 'active' bone remodelling
- Whole body can be imaged
What appears as 'hot spots' on scintigraphy?
