Ex vivo diffusion tensor imaging of the plantar nerves is feasible in the horse.
Alexandra ScharfTing-Yu ChengRebecca UrionEric HostnikPublished in: American journal of veterinary research (2024)
Quantitative data generated with this imaging technique can be used to noninvasively characterize the microstructural integrity of neural tissue with possible applications in the evaluation of pathologic changes to the plantar tarsal and metatarsal nerves of horses with proximal suspensory desmopathy.