title: Magnetic resonance imaging of the equine metacarpophalangeal joint: three-dimensional reconstruction and anatomic analysis.
abstract: Magnetic resonance imaging was used to examine the equine metacarpophalangeal joint. Thirty-two saggital images generated by partial volume imaging were transferred to a computer for three-dimensional reconstruction and analysis. All the tissues constituting the metacarpophalangeal joint were readily identified. The most significant increase finding regarded the soft tissues on the palmar aspect of the metacarpophalangeal joint and their interactions with the proximal sesamoid bones. The equine metacarpophalangeal joint has not previously been evaluated using 3-dimensional imaging software.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana 61801, USA.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Martinelli
authors.forename: I V
authors.initials: IV
authors.lastname: Kuriashkin
authors.forename: B O
authors.initials: BO
authors.lastname: Carragher
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Clarkson
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Baker
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005552:Forelimb / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006736:Horses / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D007596:Joints / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D008663:Metacarpus / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D012716:Sesamoid Bones / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D012984:Software; D013582:Synovial Fluid; D013710:Tendons / Q000033:anatomy & histology