{"id":640,"date":"2024-10-27T15:45:57","date_gmt":"2024-10-27T15:45:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laughing-galileo.188-40-97-181.plesk.page\/?post_type=technik&#038;p=640"},"modified":"2026-01-18T16:09:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T16:09:45","slug":"scintigraphy","status":"publish","type":"leistung","link":"https:\/\/pferdeklinik-bargteheide.de\/en\/service\/imaging\/scintigraphy\/","title":{"rendered":"Skeletal Scintigraphy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0<strong>Skeletal scintigraphy<\/strong>\u00a0is a modern imaging procedure that is particularly useful in the\u00a0<strong>Equine orthopaedics<\/strong>\u00a0has proven itself.<br \/>\nIt enables the display of\u00a0<strong>Foci of inflammation<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Changes in bone metabolism<\/strong>\u00a0- often before they become visible in the X-ray image.<\/p>\n<p class=\"translation-block\"><strong>An approved radioactive tracer<\/strong> is administered intravenously.\u2028Areas of inflammation or increased osteoblastic activity demonstrate increased tracer uptake, which can be accurately visualised using a highly sensitive gamma camera.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<strong>Pferdeklinik Bargteheide<\/strong>\u00a0has many years of experience in this area:<br \/>\nAlready since\u00a0<strong>1996<\/strong>\u00a0we use skeletal scintigraphy\u00a0<strong>on a standing horse<\/strong>\u00a0in.<br \/>\nToday we can\u00a0<strong>up to 15 horses per week<\/strong>\u00a0with this method.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Indications for Skeletal Scintigraphy<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Performance and rideability problems with suspected pathology of the cervical spine or thoracolumbar region<\/li>\n<li>Suspected fissures, stress fractures or fractures in anatomically challenging regions (e.g. pelvis, hip, femur)<\/li>\n<li>Unexplained or severe lameness<\/li>\n<li>Enthesopathies, such as lesions at the origin of the suspensory ligament<\/li>\n<li>Monitoring and follow-up of previously diagnosed orthopaedic conditions<\/li>\n<li>Assessment of suspected perfusion or vascular disorders<\/li>\n<li>Joint pathology not detectable on conventional radiographic examination<\/li>\n<li>Evaluation of uncooperative patients as an alternative to diagnostic nerve or joint blocks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Your Benefits at a Glance<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Examination of the entire skeleton or selected anatomical regions<\/li>\n<li>Detection of lesions in areas that are difficult to access or radiographically inconspicuous<\/li>\n<li>Early identification of pathological changes before structural damage becomes apparent<\/li>\n<li>Performed in the standing, sedated horse \u2013 no general anaesthesia required<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"translation-block\">Following skeletal scintigraphy, more targeted diagnostic procedures such as <strong>radiography<\/strong>, <strong>ultrasonography<\/strong>, <strong>diagnostic anaesthesia, MRI or CT<\/strong> can often be performed to further characterise the findings and guide treatment planning.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":2276,"parent":3007,"menu_order":5,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"class_list":["post-640","leistung","type-leistung","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pferdeklinik-bargteheide.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/leistung\/640","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pferdeklinik-bargteheide.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/leistung"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pferdeklinik-bargteheide.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/leistung"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pferdeklinik-bargteheide.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/leistung\/3007"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pferdeklinik-bargteheide.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2276"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pferdeklinik-bargteheide.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=640"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}