title: Biochemical evaluation of equine articular cartilage through imaging.
abstract: The use of molecular imaging of cartilage is the next vital step in understanding, treating, and training the equine athlete. Because of the logistics of precontrast and postcontrast medium imaging, the clinical usefulness of the examination has come into question. With the large number of horses undergoing high-field magnetic resonance imaging, the use of contrast medium administration and T1 mapping or T2 imaging precontrast and postcontrast medium administration may add a limited amount of time to the scan and has the potential to provide more detailed information about the chemical composition of the articular cartilage that is not seen with routine imaging.
authors.affiliation: Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA. peasean@cvm.msu.edu
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pease
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002358:Cartilage, Articular / Q000473:pathology*; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006736:Horses; D007794:Lameness, Animal / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*