Clinical Radiology of the Horse

ABOUT THE AUTHORS PREFACE ABOUT THE COMPANION WEBSITE 1 GENERAL PRINCIPLES Introduction Principles of radiology Principles of radiographic interpretation Radiological appearance of physiological changes and some common pathological lesions 2 COMPUTED AND DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY 3 FOOT, PASTERN AND FETLOCK Distal phalanx (pedal bone) Hoof Navicular bone Proximal and middle phalanges Metacarpophalangeal (fetlock) joint 4 THE METACARPAL AND METATARSAL REGIONS 5 THE CARPUS 6 THE SHOULDER, HUMERUS, ELBOW AND RADIUS Scapulohumeral (shoulder) joint and humerus Humeroradial, humeroulnar and radioulnar (elbow) joints and radius 7 THE TARSUS 8 THE STIFLE AND TIBIA Stifle Tibia 9 THE HEAD Cranium Frontal and maxillary sinuses and maxilla Teeth and mandible Pharynx, larynx and Eustachian tube diverticulum 10 THE SPINE Cervical spine Thoracolumbar spine Sacrum and coccygeal vertebrae 11 THE PELVIS AND FEMUR Pelvis Femur 12 THE THORAX 13 THE ALIMENTARY AND URINARY SYSTEMS Oesophagus Abdomen and gastrointestinal tract Urinary system 14 MISCELLANEOUS TECHNIQUES Arthrography Tendonography Angiography Venography Myelography Pneumocystography Intravenous pyelography Other techniques APPENDIX A: FUSION TIMES OF PHYSES AND SUTURE LINES APPENDIX B: EXPOSURE GUIDE, IMAGE QUALITY AND FILM AND PROCESSING FAULTS APPENDIX C: GLOSSARY INDEX