Kentucky-based Park Equine Hospital recently expanded its state-of-the-art diagnostic suite with the installation of the Horse MRI Standing system from Hallmarq Veterinary Imaging.
Located in the heart of Kentucky Bluegrass, Park Equine Hospital provides primary care for local horse owners and advanced services for patients in Kentucky and surrounding states. Park focuses on providing personalized service and special care tailored to the needs of each patient.
Smaller than typical equine veterinary operations, owners John and Tonya Park love to think big. The decision to install the Standing Equine MRI is both a business decision and a personal one.
“We are delighted and delighted to offer the permanent Hallmarq MRI machine at Park Equine Hospital. This high-powered imaging modality is an extremely useful tool for all horses, especially athletic horses. Sports and Performance Horses When one of our individual horses needs an MRI, we don’t want to put the horse under general anesthesia After 5 hours move to the nearest MRI machine , we decided to partner with Hallmarq to provide a safer option for horse owners in central Kentucky,” explains John C. Park, DVM and owner of Park Equine.
With standing MRI, high-quality images are captured using mild sedation instead of general anesthesia. The standing option allows for an early and accurate diagnosis with less risk to the horse, who can return home safely the same day.
Standing MRI can also improve the ability to identify pre-existing conditions, an important step in ensuring the safety and welfare of horses. Collecting detailed images of the distal extremities, or everything below the knee and ankle, has been shown to be diagnostic in more than 90% of cases of lameness with injuries usually visible for several weeks. before they can be seen on X-ray films. Fast, safe and proven diagnosis helps veterinarians make informed treatment decisions to provide owners with more accurate information about their horse’s prognosis and likelihood of returning to work. .
Always a cycle of trial and error, the diagnosis of lameness has traditionally been based on a slow process of elimination, with countless rounds of rest and expensive treatment options. With an MRI, however, this can make a significant difference to a rider contemplating an event in the coming weeks. This is one of the many reasons Park sees patients referred by local veterinarians when horses show signs of suspected leg injury or lameness. Veterinarians working with Park Equine now have access to the unique technology provided by the Standing Equine MRI system to accurately diagnose and identify problems.
Park Equine Hospital provides outpatient and in-home services for general medicine, sports medicine, lameness, general reproductive, advanced diagnostics, and comprehensive emergency and elective surgery. The addition of standing MRI complements the other diagnostic tools available in Park Equine Hospital’s diagnostic suite, including digital radiography, endoscopy, ultrasound, acupuncture, shock waves, and re-laser lasers. create.
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