LEC 22 - Equine Radiology Intro Flashcards

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When is ultrasound used in horse imaging of legs?

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Therapy - joint injections

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What is the MRI the best for looking at?

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The hoof, or soft tissue damage

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When is radiology used in a lameness case?

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Once lameness is localized to a specific region. most useful for bones and joints.

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How much change in bone must be present before you can see it on x-ray?

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40% at least. Which is why there is a latent period with stress fractures.

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What can be seen in legs when you use contrast for radiographs?

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Soft tissue and synovial structures. Can see if there is a leak in the bursa.

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What type of view is MOST important when taking radiographs?

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Orthogonal views. at right angles, Oblique views as well.

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What does the radiological view describe?

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Point of entrance to point of exit of x-ray beam

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What are the four major radiographic views taken?

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Lateral-medial, Dorso-plantar, DLPMO, and DMPLO

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With orthogonal views how much of the bone can be seen?

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~ 50% of their surface

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How do you make an orthogonal view look at 100% of the bones surface?

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Take oblique views at a 45 degree angle to the dorsal aspect of the limb.

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Where should the marker always be placed on a radiograph?

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Lateral side of the limb

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What is a ultrasonography?

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2D multi-planar imaging technique based on passage of sound waves and principles of sound-tissue interaction

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What is U/S a primary modality for?

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Soft tissue structure (but also used to determine bone remodeling and ligamentous insertion sites on the bone)

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What functional assessments can you get out of U/S?

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Doppler and elastography for tendons and ligaments

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What does U/S doppler tell you?

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Blood flow

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What does an elastography tell you?

A

Tissue strain

17
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What compound is important for MRI’s to make an image?

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How does an MRI produce an image?

A

Exciting hydrogen nuclei at a specific radiofrequency within magnetic field. Then it detects the energy released by the nuclei as they relax.

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How are MRI’s carried out on a horse?

A

Standing or under general anesthesia

20
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What is MRI the gold standard for?

A

Seeing soft tissue structures within the hoof

21
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What pathologies is MRI really good at finding?

A

Occult fractures, articular cartilage damage, and subchondral bone remodeling

22
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If you see a brightness or increased amount of white on an U/S of a joint what could it mean?

A

Fluid signal - edema or inflammation

23
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Why is CT better then radiographs?

A

No superimposition

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What is CT good for?

A

Pre-operative planning for fracture repair or molar extraction. Can make a 3D recoonstruction of the image.

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How does a nuclear scintigraphy work?
Radionucleotide coupled with diphosphate carrier injected IV. Thought to bind to exposed hydroxyapatite crystals in areas of bone remodeling or soft tissue mineralization. Emit gamma radiation.
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What three phases can be used for nuclear scintigraphy?
Vascular, soft tissue, and bone
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When is vascular N/S taken?
Immediately after injection
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When is soft tissue N/S taken?
30 to 60 minutes after injection, have to pick a region and shoot there only because it leaves soft tissue so quickly.
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When is bone N/S taken?
~ 90 minutes after injection
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When is a N/S bone scan most likely done?
Obscure lameness or multiple limb lameness. When a radiograph shows no issues but horse is obviously lame.
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What state does the horse have to be in for N/S?
Standing sedation (don't want patient to move)
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What is important to know about the N/S technique when it comes to safety?
The drug is metabolized in the kidney so urine will be contaminated with radiation. Will need to be in a special stall for about 24 to 36 hours.
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What can thermography be used for?
Detect inflammation or vascular damage of the limbs
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What can effect a thermograph reading?
Environmental temperature, air flow, length of horse hair, previous bandaging, etc.