Equine Nuclear Medicine in 2024: Use and Value of Scintigraphy and PET in Equine Lameness Diagnosis
Abstract
:Simple Summary
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Original Indications for Scintigraphy
2.1. Imaging of a Focal Area When Pain Has Been Localized but Radiographs Do Not Show Any Abnormalities
2.2. Imaging of a Large Area When Lameness Cannot Be Localized with Diagnostic Analgesia
2.3. Whole Body Imaging for Multiple Limb Lameness or Poor Performance
3. Roles of Scintigraphy among Other Advanced Imaging Techniques
3.1. Imaging of Vertebral Column, Ribs and Proximal Limbs
3.2. Scintigraphy Combined with CT and MRI
3.3. Scintigraphy and Longitudinal Follow-Up
4. Indications of Positron Emission Tomography
4.1. 18F-NaF PET as 3D Bone Scans of the Distal Equine Limb
4.2. 18F-NaF PET Combined with CT or MRI for Optimal Bone Imaging
4.3. 18F-FDG PET Combined with CT or MRI for Staging of Soft Tissue Lesions
4.4. PET for Longitudinal Monitoring of Lesions
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Spriet, M.; Vandenberghe, F. Equine Nuclear Medicine in 2024: Use and Value of Scintigraphy and PET in Equine Lameness Diagnosis. Animals 2024, 14, 2499. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14172499
Spriet M, Vandenberghe F. Equine Nuclear Medicine in 2024: Use and Value of Scintigraphy and PET in Equine Lameness Diagnosis. Animals. 2024; 14(17):2499. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14172499
Chicago/Turabian StyleSpriet, Mathieu, and Filip Vandenberghe. 2024. "Equine Nuclear Medicine in 2024: Use and Value of Scintigraphy and PET in Equine Lameness Diagnosis" Animals 14, no. 17: 2499. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14172499