Equine Lameness & Diagnostic Imaging

Equine lameness is the most common cause of poor performance in the equine athlete. This service is our largest and incorporates our lameness team with all our diagnostic imaging modalities and skill sets.

On site, for the investigation of lameness we have MRI, CT, nuclear scintigraphy (bone scan), gantry mounted and mobile X-ray units and numerous ultrasound machines.

Our team of specialist lameness clinicians and diagnostic imagers work together with you, your vet, your farrier and your physiotherapists to care for your horse. In some cases, this is to resolve a lameness but in many cases these are small changes that can improve your horses’ performance.

We believe that this combination of high-quality lameness evaluation and state of the art diagnostic imaging gives you the best opportunity for success. Once we have made a diagnosis, our team have access to the latest treatments including Stem cells, PRP, IRAP, Shockwave and laser therapy. Where surgery is required, we have one of the best teams in the world to help get your horse back to full fitness.

Ultrasonography

Ultrasonography utilises high frequency sound waves to image internal body structures in real time.

Radiography

We have a dedicated radiography suite with a gantry-mounted Siemens Gigantos x-ray machine and AGFA computed radiography system which enables us to take extremely detailed, high-quality radiographs of the appendicular skeleton, thorax, head and neck.

Scintigraphy

Scintigraphy (bone scanning) is a diagnostic imaging technique which is very sensitive to changes in bone turn-over.

Computed tomography (CT)

A computed tomography service is available for advanced diagnostic imaging.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is an exciting and relatively new diagnostic imaging technique which allows us for the first time to image soft tissue structures such as tendons, ligaments and cartilage within the equine foot.

Thoracic and abdominal ultrasonography

This is a key diagnostic technique in the hospital and the technology has advanced to such a degree that we are able to image blood flowing within the heart and collagen fibre misalignment in tendons.

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