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t h e l e v e l o f t h e p a s t e r n . T h e f o o t i s p l a c e d b a c k i n t h e g a n t r y a n d a s e c o n d s c a n i s p e r f o r m e d . V a s c u l a r i z e d s o f t t i s s u e s t r u c t u r e s a r e i d e n t i f i e d b y c o n t r a s t u p t a k e o n t h e s e c o n d s c a n ( F i g u r e 3 ) . S o f t t i s s u e a n d b o n e p h a s e s a r e u t i l i z e d t o e n h a n c e d i f f e r e n t s t r u c t u r e s . A l t e r n a t i v e l y , i n t r a - a r t e r i a l , i n t r - s y n o v i a l o r i n t r a - a r t i c u l a r c o n t r a s t e n h a n c e m e n t c a n b e p e r f o r m e d d e p e n d i n g o n t h e s t r u c t u r e s w e a r e w a n t i n g t o e n h a n c e . I n t r a - a r t i c u l a r c o n t r a s t e n h a n c e m e n t i s v e r y s e n s i t i v e f o r d i a g n o s i s o f c a r t i l a g e d e f e c t s w h i l e i n t r a - s y n o v i a l c o n t r a s t e n h a n c e m e n t i s v e r y s e n s i t i v e f o r d i a g n o s i s o f f l e x o r t e n d o n b o r d e r l e s i o n s a n d m a n i c a f l e x o r i a t e a r s ( F i g u r e 4 ) . I n t r a - a r t e r i a l c o n t r a s t e n h a n c e m e n t i s u s e d m a i n l y o n h o r s e s t h a t a r e i m a g e d u n d e r g e n e r a l a n e s t h e s i a a n d m u s t b e p e r f o r m e d i m m e d i a t e l y b e f o r e a n d d u r i n g t h e s c a n f o r e n h a n c e m e n t o f v a s c u l a r i z e d s o f t t i s s u e s t r u c t u r e s . A l i m i t a t i o n o f C T i m a g i n g c o m p a r e d t o M R I i s t h e i n a b i l i t y t o d i a g n o s e b o n e c o n t u s i o n s . A t t h i s p o i n t , i t i s a d i a g n o s i s o f e x c l u s i o n b a s e d o n c l i n i c a l p r e s e n t a t i o n a n d l a c k o f o t h e r C T f i n d i n g s . C T t e c h n o l o g y c o n t i n u e s t o r a p i d l y a d v a n c e a n d d u e l e n e r g y C T h o l d s p r o m i s e f o r i n c r e a s e d i m a g i n g c a p a b i l i t i e s a n d i m p r o v e d d i a g n o s t i c r a n g e . C o n t r a s t e n h a n c e d c o m p u t e d t o m o g r a p h y i s o u r m o s t p o w e r f u l t o o l f o r p r o v i d i n g o u r c l i e n t s a n d r e f e r r i n g v e t e r i n a r i a n s w i t h a q u i c k , a c c u r a t e , a n d a f f o r d a b l e d i a g n o s i s f o r p a t h o l o g i e s f r o m t h e h e a d t o t h e h o o f . • • • • • 3 Tests, 1 Analyzer Bring home an immunoassay analyzer with some serious horsepower. Bionote's Vcheck V200 offers the most robust menu on the market with 17 quantitative diagnostic tests, including Equine SAA, Progesterone and Foal IgG all available on one analyzer. Tests are affordable and results are available in minutes to offer elevated diagnostic capabilities for your clinic or stable. Bionote's Vcheck V200 truly raises the bar for veterinary care.

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