Comparison of thoracic ultrasonography and thoracic radiography between healthy adult horses and horses with bacterial pneumonia using a novel, objective ultrasonographic scoring system

Comparison of thoracic ultrasonography and thoracic radiography between healthy adult horses and horses with bacterial pneumonia using a novel, objective ultrasonographic scoring system

BackgroundThoracic ultrasonography (TUS) is widely used in equine practice but comparison to radiography is limited in horses.ObjectivesTo validate a novel, objective scoring system for TUS in adult horses and to compare ultrasonographic and radiographic findings.Animals13 healthy horses and 9 with...

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Main Authors: Kate L. Hepworth-Warren, Nathan Nelson, Katarzyna A. Dembek, Kimberly A. S. Young
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Subjects:
equine pneumonia
thoracic radiography
imaging
equine pleuropneumonia
ultrasonography
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2022.991634/full

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