Posted: 3rd February 2014 | Back to news feed
HAVE you owned a horse, where diagnosing lameness proved a headache, with months of uncertainty and worry?
If you own one of the 40,000 horses that have already been scanned using a Hallmarq Standing MRI the team want to hear from you.
Hallmarq MRI has launched a campaign to find the stories behind the cases. If your horse has ever gone lame, you will understand the frustration and worry that comes with it, especially as lameness is notoriously hard to detect.
When there is no obvious reason for the lameness, MRI can help arrive at an accurate diagnosis and precise and effective treatment to prevent prolonged damage or unnecessary rest periods.
MRI technology has the ability to reveal images of soft internal structures beyond the scope of x-ray and ultrasound. This has revolutionised the way vets can reach an accurate diagnosis.
The Hallmarq scanner allows a detailed and carefully targeted investigation into the horse’s limbs to be performed, without having to use a general anaesthetic, so minimum stress is caused.
Vets can analyse the images produced to diagnose damage in soft tissues such as tendons, ligaments and the navicular bursa that is undetectable by ultrasound and radiography. MRI also makes contusions and partial fractures visible. Detecting injury early reduces the risk of potentially devastating results.
If your story is selected it will be published in your local equestrian magazine, so your region can hear how a MRI scan helped your horse. You will also receive Hallmarq clothing for horse and rider.
Please send your stories with an image of your horse and contact details to Joanna van den Bos. Email: yourstory@hallmarq.net, post to 1 Doncaster Road, Gunness, North Lincolnshire, DN15 8TG or upload your story to facebook www.facebook.com/HallmarqMRI.
For further information or to find your nearest MRI scanner contact Hallmarq Veterinary Imaging on (01483) 877812 or visit www.hallmarq.net
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