Publikationsdatenbank

Equine flexor tendon imaging part 2:
current status and future directions in advanced diagnostic imaging, with focus on the deep digital flexor tendon (2021)

Art

Zeitschriftenartikel / wissenschaftlicher Beitrag

Autoren

Ehrle, Anna (WE 17)

Lilge, Svenja (WE 17)

Clegg, Peter D.

Maddox, Thomas W.

Quelle

The veterinary journal

Bandzählung: 278

Seiten: Artikel 105763

ISSN: 1532-2971

Sprache

Englisch

Verweise

URL (Volltext): https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1090023321001581

DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2021.105763

Pubmed: 34678501

Kontakt

Pferdeklinik

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14163 Berlin
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pferdeklinik@vetmed.fu-berlin.de

Abstract / Zusammenfassung

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.