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Digital Tendon Injury
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Equine thermography is extremely helpful if you're working in animal/athletic
training situations. Equine infrared imaging can detect musculo-skeletal
injuries several weeks before they are visually detectable. Later,
equine infrared imaging can help the veterinarian follow the horse's
response to treatment (as seen to the top-right).
Some Useful Examples of Equine Infrared
Imaging
Which horse should you buy?
The one on the bottom-left, or on the bottom-right?
Looking at the equine infrared imaging used below, you'll notice
the horse on the right has problems involving the thoracic and sacral
vertebrae. Pre-purchase exams are an important
area where equine thermography can help to select the best horse,
or to show up non-visible physical problems that should be evaluated
before the purchase is finalized. Equine infrared thermography is
an important tool in helping to insure that both parties are protected and knowledgeable with regard to
the horse's overall physical condition before completing the purchase/sale
transaction.
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Which horse (images immediately below) should you buy?
The one on the left, or the one on the right?
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Another Example of Useful Equine
Thermography
The equine thermography image at the left shows
a sympathetic nerve dysfunction involving the left front
leg of this horse. This condition is rarely diagnosed without the
equine thermography images (temperature maps) provided by using
an equine infrared imaging camera. This is a common
cause of undiagnosed lameness in horses because the affected
leg is cool to hand touch; the contralateral leg will feel warm
in comparison and is thus often judged to be the leg that has the
pathology. This is an examination error that leads to incorrect
diagnosis and inappropriate treatment. When diagnostic equine thermography
is used, proper treatment can be instituted in areas found to be
injured, and inappropriate treatment is avoided.
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