Urion Rebecca, Lustgarten Meghann, Hostnik Eric T
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, The Ohio State University Veterinary Medical Center, 601 Vernon L. Tharp Street, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
Friendship Veterinary Imaging Center, 6045 US Highway 1 North, Vass, NC 68394, USA.
Vet Clin North Am Equine Pract. 2025 Aug;41(2):265-278. doi: 10.1016/j.cveq.2025.05.001. Epub 2025 Jun 14.
Technological developments in imaging modalities have advanced the diagnostic capabilities for equine tendon and ligament injuries beyond the traditional methods. This review examines elastography techniques in ultrasonography that assess tissue stiffness and strain properties, computed tomography (CT) innovations including PET/CT fusion and dual-energy CT, and emerging applications of diffusion-weighted MRI for evaluating fiber microstructure and functionality. These complementary approaches offer veterinarians improved means to detect early injuries, assess structural integrity, monitor healing progression, and potentially predict functional outcomes of equine soft tissue injuries, addressing limitations of conventional imaging methods.
成像模态的技术发展已将马肌腱和韧带损伤的诊断能力提升至超越传统方法的水平。本综述探讨了超声检查中的弹性成像技术，该技术可评估组织硬度和应变特性；计算机断层扫描（CT）的创新技术，包括正电子发射断层扫描/CT融合技术和双能CT；以及扩散加权磁共振成像在评估纤维微观结构和功能方面的新兴应用。这些互补性方法为兽医提供了更好的手段，以检测早期损伤、评估结构完整性、监测愈合进程，并有可能预测马软组织损伤的功能结果，从而解决传统成像方法的局限性。
