Diagnostic imaging

Radiography, ultrasonography and endoscopy at your barn.

See inside the athlete.

Portable X-ray and ultrasound at your barn. We review the images with you on the spot, so a treatment plan can start the same day.

Digital radiography

Bone and joint detail in minutes.

High-definition portable X-ray for lameness work-ups, pre-purchase examinations and follow-ups.

Taking radiographs with a portable X-ray unitPositioning the X-ray generator at a horse's limb

Ultrasonography · distal limb

Tendons and ligaments.

Detailed ultrasound below the knee and hock to find, grade and monitor injuries, and to suggest the time to return to work.

Ultrasound examination of a palomino horse in the barn aisleUltrasound of a horse's distal limb with the portable system

Ultrasonography · proximal limb & axial skeleton

Stifle, hip, back, neck, poll, shoulder and more.

Including ultrasound-guided procedures.

Ultrasound-guided injection of the hipUltrasound of the back

Endoscopy

Stomach and airway, at the barn.

A scope gives you an answer instead of a guess.

Horse wearing an overground endoscope
  • Gastroscopy

    A full gastroscopy shows whether ulcers are present, where they are and how severe, so treatment is targeted and a follow-up scope can confirm healing.

  • Dynamic endoscopy

    An overground scope records the upper airway while the horse is moving, under saddle, on the lunge, in harness or in whatever situation brings on the problem, revealing issues that only happen at exercise.

  • Post-exercise endoscopy and BAL

    A scope shortly after work checks for exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage and airway mucus. Bronchoalveolar lavage, done standing at the barn, shows whether the lungs are inflamed and what kind of inflammation it is.

Coming soon

Advanced, affordable imaging.

Something new is arriving at CORE: a more detailed look inside the equine athlete, closer to you.

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