Lameness originating from injury to the pelvis and lumbar spine remains a diagnostic challenge for equine veterinarians. Nuclear scintigraphy is frequently used to aid in the localisation of injuries to this region; however, the lack of image contrast due to anatomical superimposition in the pelvis and lumbar spine complicates image interpretation. To the authors’ knowledge, the use of single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) has not been previously reported in the horse. This article describes the clinical use of SPECT in the horse to aid the diagnosis of injury to the region of the sacroiliac joint and lumbar vertebrae which was not identified on planar imaging.

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骨盆和腰椎的单光子发射计算机断层扫描有助于诊断两匹马的损伤

源于骨盆和腰椎损伤的跛行仍然是马兽医的诊断挑战。核闪烁扫描经常用于帮助定位该区域的损伤；然而，由于骨盆和腰椎解剖重叠导致图像对比度的缺乏使图像解释变得复杂。据作者所知，之前没有报道过在马身上使用单光子发射计算机断层扫描 (SPECT)。本文描述了 SPECT 在马中的临床应用，以帮助诊断在平面成像上无法识别的骶髂关节和腰椎区域的损伤。