ADVANCES IN EQUINE MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING OF ARTICULARCARTILAGE

摘要

The successful non-invasive imaging of articular cartilage in the equine patient is likely one of the most sought after goals in equine veterinary medicine. Articular cartilage may be one of the most difficult tissues to accurately image in its entirety in the in vivo horse. Magnetic Resonance Imaging has proven extremely useful for the successful imaging of articular cartilage in humans. For this reason, MRI has been looked upon as a potential technique to more accurately image articular cartilage in the horse.