Thermographic imaging of police working dogs with bilateral naturally occurring hip osteoarthritis

Abstract Background Digital thermal imaging is a physiologic, non-invasive, contactless, and non-radiating diagnostic tool that can assess a wide range of musculoskeletal conditions, including hip osteoarthritis (HOA). Fifty police working dogs were evaluated to compare the dorsoventral (DV) and lat...

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Main Authors: João Carlos Agostinho Alves, Ana Margarida Moniz Pereira dos Santos, Patrícia Isabel Figueiredo Jorge, Catarina Falcão Trigoso Vieira Branco Lavrador, L. Miguel Carreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica
Subjects:
Dog
Hip
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13028-020-00558-8