Preliminary study of proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy to assess bone marrow adiposity in the third metacarpus or metatarsus in Thoroughbred racehorses.

Charlotte L Hewitt-DedmanLucy E KershawTobias SchwarzJorge Del-PozoJuliet DuncanCarola R DanielEugenio Cillán-GarcíaMaria Chiara PressantoSarah Elizabeth Taylor

Published in: Equine veterinary journal (2024)

H Proton MRS is feasible in the equine MC/MTIII. Further work is required to evaluate the use of this technique to predict fracture risk in racehorses.

Keyphrases

bone marrow
mesenchymal stem cells
insulin resistance
adipose tissue
physical activity
skeletal muscle
weight loss