musculoskeletal PET scanning in the horse are similar to those for nuclear scintigraphy with the obvious caveat that the region of interest must physically fit into the scanner. Thus, PET scanning can be used for the investigation of fractures and stress remodelling, assessment of crack and other osseous defect significance and the investigation of subchondral injuries. There is also interest in assessing its potential to identify prodromal pathology that could predispose (race‐)horses to catastrophic fractures. To date, there are few publications documenting its use in horses [152–154].
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