Elizabeth Acutt

2 months ago | thehorse.com | Elizabeth Acutt

If your horse has been experiencing a complex lameness, your veterinarian might recommend advanced imaging to further investigate the source of the problem. The most common modalities are magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT), and nuclear scintigraphy (aka a bone scan). Both MRI and CT are cross-sectional modalities, meaning they produce images of the horse’s anatomy in “slices,” giving us the ability to look inside.

Nov 20, 2024 | beva.onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Elizabeth Acutt |Darko Stefanovski |Andrew van Eps |Georgia Skelton

AUC area under the curve DHW dorsal hoof wall DP dorsopalmar EL endocrinopathic laminitis IHW inner hoof wall LHW lateral hoof wall LLZ lamellar lucent zone LM lateromedial MHW medial hoof wall OHW outer hoof wall PCL palmar cortex length Pd distal phalanx, coffin bone PEL primary epidermal lamellae ROC receiver operator curve Sole LZ sole lucent zone SRL sepsis related laminitis 1 INTRODUCTION The diagnosis of acute laminitis is based on clinical signs that include multi-limb lameness,...

Jul 19, 2024 | thehorse.com | Elizabeth Acutt

It started with a sour attitude while tacking up, then progressed to stiffness under saddle, difficulty making transitions, and a poor-quality canter. Now your horse is throwing in uncharacteristic bucks during rides. He might not be simply misbehaving; he might be telling you his neck or back hurts.

Nov 28, 2023 | thehorse.com | Elizabeth Acutt

The imaging technique called computed tomography (CT) found its way into human medical practice in the mid 1970s. The first reports of its use in equine patients were published a decade or so later. Since its inception in veterinary medicine the 1980s, the use of equine CT to diagnose injuries in horses has increased enormously alongside evolutions in technology that have improved our ability to use this modality safely in clinical patients.

Jul 19, 2023 | thehorse.com | Elizabeth Acutt

How veterinarians diagnose pathology in these difficult-to-visualize regions of the horse’s bodyIt started with a sour attitude while tacking up, then progressed to stiffness under saddle, difficulty making transitions, and a poor-quality canter. Now your horse is throwing in uncharacteristic bucks during rides. He might not be simply misbehaving; he might be telling you his neck or back hurts.