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MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING OF THE EQUINE METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT: THREE‐DIMENSIONAL RECONSTRUCTION AND ANATOMIC ANALYSIS
Author(s) -
Martinelli Mark J.,
Kuriashkin Igor V.,
Carragher Bridget O.,
Clarkson Robert B.,
Baker Gordon J.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
veterinary radiology and ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.541
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1740-8261
pISSN - 1058-8183
DOI - 10.1111/j.1740-8261.1997.tb00840.x
Subject(s) - metacarpophalangeal joint , medicine , magnetic resonance imaging , sesamoid bone , joint (building) , metacarpus , anatomy , soft tissue , finger joint , nuclear medicine , radiology , radiography , thumb , surgery , architectural engineering , engineering
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.