The Effectiveness of Thermography in Determining Localization of Orthopedic Diseases in Horses

Infrared thermographic imaging of horses is becoming more popular in equine practice, and it regarded to be a valuable method for detecting lesions with the potential cause lameness. The current study aimed investigate effectiveness thermal cameras determine location Twenty four Arabian aged 6.3±1.8 (mean ± standard deviation) years old were included this study. Temperature measurements obtained camera on fore hindlimb all lameness area where temperature increased (suspected area) was selected. Following suspected determined, performed symmetric same animal. All temperatures taken from different points (lateral, medial, dorsal, palmar/plantar) average recorded. mean measurement (34.7±1.7°C) significantly higher than (31.8±2.1°C) (p