A dip into the world of veterinary nuclear medicine: equine lung scintigraphy

[en] The clinical and experimental uses of equine lung scintigraphy have largely expanded in recent years. Lung imaging using large animals is of great interest for the understanding of general lung physiology, for the knowledge of animal peculiarities, for the study and diagnosis of equine respiratory disorders as well as for the development of their treatment. This article surveys some methodological constraints due to the scanning of a noncooperative large-sized animal, reviews the contribution of equine nuclear imaging in lung physiology and pathology, and discusses future clinical and fundamental applications of lung scintigraphy.

Disciplines :

Veterinary medicine & animal health

Author, co-author :

Votion, Dominique ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département clinique des animaux de compagnie et des équidés > Anesthésiologie gén. et pathologie chirurg. des grds animaux

Lekeux, Pierre ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de sciences fonctionnelles > Physiologie - Doyen de la Faculté de Médecine vétérinaire

Language :

English

Title :

A dip into the world of veterinary nuclear medicine: equine lung scintigraphy

Alternative titles :

[fr] Un saut dans le monde de la médecine nucléaire vétérinaire: la scintigraphie pulmonaire du cheval

Publication date :

2003

Journal title :

Clinical Techniques in Equine Practice

ISSN :

1534-7516

Publisher :

W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia, United States - Pennsylvania

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Issue :

Pages :

222-230

Peer reviewed :

Peer reviewed

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