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Figure 5.3 Scintigraphy image showing a hot spot in the distal hock joints (with increased uptake of technetium)
Scintigraphy is a specialist procedure that is always carried out in an equine hospital with
dedicated facilities. The horse is admitted and will not be discharged until the radioactivity
has reduced to a safe level.
Reading the images
Interpretation of the images requires experience. The images from an injured limb are always
