- Review Article (at British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) website).
- Our awareness and understanding of neck conditions in the horse is increasing, along with options for treatment.
- Clinical presentations of cervical dysfunction varies widely in severity and can include one or more components of three functional diagnoses.
- Neck pain.
- Neurological signs of spinal cord compression.
- Signs of radiculopathy.
- Radiography and ultrasonography are valuable imaging modalities but have their limitations.
- Computed tomography (CT) has emerged as the current gold standard imaging modality.
- Multiplanar anatomical detail of bony structures.
- Reasonable soft tissue detail.
- Myelography is a key adjunct in the ataxic patient, but objective measures for interpretation are not clear.
- Development of new diagnostic techniques is an active area of research, and clinically useful functional testing methods are eagerly awaited to help interpret the clinical relevance of imaging findings.