Advances in equine ultrasonography.
The digital storage and transfer of images coupled with the development of the Internet have revolutionized diagnostic imaging. With the press of a button, practitioners can exploit the diagnostic skills of specialists anywhere in the world and enlist their help with challenging cases. This easy transfer of images and digital data should stimulate a greater number of multicenter studies so that the sensitivity and specificity of ultrasonographic techniques can be established in larger and more meaningful cohorts of patients. There is now no doubt that we can identify a plethora of conditions of the horse with ultrasonography; however, there is a continuing need to look critically at how we use such information to improve patient management and outcome.
Marr
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CM
Equine Division, Department of Farm Animal and Equine Medicine and Surgery, Royal Veterinary College, North Mymms, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom. cmarr@rvc.ac.uk
D000818:Animals; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends / Q000662:veterinary*; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006736:Horses; D020407:Internet; D017216:Telemedicine; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014730:Veterinary Medicine / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends