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VETERINARY JOURNAL
Volume 162, Issue 3, Pages 172-181Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1053/tvjl.2001.0618
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equine; thermography principles; lameness; research
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Equine thermography has increased in popularity recently because of improvements in thermal cameras and advances in image-processing software. The basic principle of thermography involves the transformation of surface heat from an object into a pictorial representation. The colour gradients generated reflect differences in the emitted heat. Variations from normal can be used to detect lameness or regions of inflammation in horses. Units can be so sensitive that flexor tendon injuries can be detected before the horse develops clinical lameness. Thermography has been used to evaluate several different clinical syndromes not only in the diagnosis of inflammation but also to monitor the progression of healing. Thermography has important applications in research for the detection of illegal performance-enhancing procedures at athletic events. (C) 2001 Harcourt Publishers Ltd.
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