Horse owners can now bring their four-legged friends to Leipzig University for a modern CT scan. A new computed tomography (CT) scanner has been in operation at the equine clinic since the beginning of the year, providing better examination options for animal patients. "The device was specially converted for horses," said Prof. Kerstin Gerlach.
With the new CT scanner, regions of the animals that were previously difficult to access, such as the entire cervical spine or shoulder joints, can now be examined more easily. Unlike in the past, some of the animals can now remain standing at ground level in order to be examined at the head, for example. Examinations on lying animals are also possible because the CT can be lowered.
