3D imaging gear will help equine research
February 19, 2011
The Ontario Veterinary College will be upgrading its ultrasound equipment to allow three-dimensional imaging, thanks to a donation from the Equine Foundation of Canada.
Images generated by the equipment can be viewed and manipulated interactively. Measurements of internal structures will be easier to obtain and more precise.
The technology will be a great help in advancing Dr Heather Chalmer's work on upper airway disease, funded through Equine Guelph.
Chalmer's work is a joint venture with the Ontario Veterinary College Health Sciences Centre and the Robarts Imaging Institute, who are matching the donation in kind.
Future projects involving tendon imaging are also anticipated with potential for expanding the understanding of muscle degeneration, fine structures in tendons and their healing.
"On behalf of our research team, I would like to extend my sincere thanks to the Equine Foundation of Canada for their generous donation," Chalmers said.