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Originally Posted by phystech
Chuck and Riot,
A friend of mine has a business in MD doing equine thermography. Would the use of thermal imaging of a hoof be something that could help in diagnosing an infection that you can't see? Given the imaging seeks hotspots, how advanced would an infection have to be before it starts to heat up?Hope that doesn't sound like a stupid question...... 
I spent the better part of two days at the Timonium sale in May watching my friend image horses right before they walked into the sales ring. It was amazing to see some of the live imaging of the legs as they went by. I made note of some really hot ones and put them in stable mail to watch for when they work. Of the 30 names I wrote down (those with the hottest legs), only 5 have worked since May. |
not very, the key however is that you need to have baseline images of the area to discern changes. Since every animal you use it on is going to be different you need to know what is "normal" for that animal in order to know what is abnormal.
in Sumwonlovesyou's case thermography was not used. She exhibited classic signs of an abscess, when she did not produce results from soaking and packing the foot, digital x-rays were taken which revealed the area of infection so that the podiatry team could dig in and get it out.
Again, she is healing ridiculously well, and I am not concerned about her in the least. She actually broke loose today while she was being walked and had a good gallop up the aisle until I stepped out of the office in front of her and spoiled her fun.