articleBoneSep 4, 2010PLHYBRID OA

BoneJ: Free and extensible bone image analysis in ImageJ

MDMichael DoubeMMMichał M. KłosowskiIAIgnacio Arganda‐CarrerasFPFabrice P. CordelièresRPRobert P. Dougherty

Imperial College London · Massachusetts Institute of Technology · +7 more institutions

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Abstract

Flexural and angular limb deformities (LD) are an important cause of early-life morbidity and mortality/euthanasia in Thoroughbred foals. The majority are congenital in origin but, to date, their precise aetiology is poorly understood. We hypothesized that maternal-and pregnancy-level factors, particularly those with potential to influence in-utero growth and development, could play an important role. The aim of this study was therefore to investigate associations between such factors and early-life LD in Thoroughbred foals. A birth cohort was established on seven farms across the United Kingdom and Ireland and details of veterinary interventions for LD in foals in the first six months of life prospectively…

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  • Software
  • Plug-in
  • Computer science
  • Computer graphics (images)
  • Opacity
  • Extensibility
  • Computed tomographic
  • Computed tomography
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