Abstract
Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging was used for an in vitro study of the legs of racehorses and it was evaluated for its use on the diagnosis of tendinitis. MR images of normal legs (3 cases) and affected legs with subacute tendinitis of the superficial digital flexor tendon (1 case) and the chronic inflammation of the interosseous muscles (2 cases) were taken. The tendons and interosseous muscles could be clearly observed and their inflammatory lesions were swollen morphologically and increased in signal intensity, giving a cloudy appearance. MR imaging thus appears to qualify for diagnosing tendinitis of racehorses.
