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Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 1995; 08(01): 52-57
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1632427
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Experimental Tendonitis in Sheep

M. B. Hurtig
1   From the Department of Clinical Studies
,
W. A. Stewart
2   Magnetic Resonance Imaging Facility, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
,
D. R. Trout
1   From the Department of Clinical Studies
,
H. Dobson
1   From the Department of Clinical Studies
,
R. Bahr
3   Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA
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Received for publication 30 September 1993

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Experimental tendonitis in sheep is used to demonstrate the advantages of magnetic resonance imaging: three-dimensional imaging ability, high image resolution and the ability to detect alteration in tissue composition that occurs in pathological states.

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Magnetic resonance imaging - tendonitis - equine
 

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