Scintigraphic and ultrasonographic diagnosis of soft tissue injury in a thoroughbred horse.
A 2.5-year-old female Thoroughbred horse was referred to the veterinary teaching hospital for right front limb lameness of 1 year duration. Physical examination and diagnostic nerve blocks failed to localize the origin of the lameness. Scintigraphy with 99mTc-MDP suggested increased radionuclide uptake in the palmar metacarpal soft tissues of the right front limb. Ultrasonographic examination revealed hypoechoic lesions in the superficial digital flexor tendon and the suspensory ligament, suggesting tendinitis and desmitis. Combined imaging modalities improved detection and characterization of the cause of a long-standing obscure lameness.
Williams
J
J
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus 43210-1089.
Miyabayashi
T
T
Ruggles
A
A
Yamamoto
J
J
Takiguchi
M
M
D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005552:Forelimb; D006734:Horse Diseases; D006736:Horses; D008663:Metacarpus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000662:veterinary*; D011859:Radiography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging / Q000662:veterinary; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000662:veterinary; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000662:veterinary*
D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate