

Mathieu Spriet
247 posts

@MathieuSpriet
Professor, Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging UC Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine






Breakdowns, stress fractures and imaging in racehorses. Chris Riggs and myself had the opportunity to share some thoughts with Erica Larson for TheHorse.com



The racing industry is leading the charge in identifying at-risk athletes before catastrophe occurs. thehorse.com/1113361/detect…

Earlier today, Gerard Ariño-Estrada, a professional researcher in our Department of Biomedical Engineering, received the 2023 Radiation Instrumentation Early Career Award from the IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium in Vancouver, Canada. 👏 #UCDavisEngineering

The @AAEPHorseDocs on Oct. 11 published a series of safety recommendations to complement the current risk assessment processes already in place for Thoroughbred racing in the United States. bit.ly/48ShFS6 #HorseHealth







The association between Thoroughbred racehorse training practices and musculoskeletal injuries in Victoria, Australia frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…








Our top trending manuscript via @altmetric last week was "Effect of ambulation following 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose injection on standing positron emission tomography of the healthy equine digit." Read the full manuscript today: jav.ma/18f @MathieuSpriet @TheACVR @ACVIM

Advanced imaging is a game-changer in evaluating racehorses.This TB filly had LF lameness and w/work-up a hairline sesamoid fx was suspected.Simple standing PET scan w/CT @NewBoltonCenter proved suspicion-saved filly from serious injury,allowed for proper rehab,and good prognosis

