UC Davis Standing Equine PET Scanner Now In Use at Golden Gate Fields

horse in standing PET scanner

UC Davis Standing Equine PET Scanner Now In Use at Golden Gate Fields

horse in standing PET scanner
A horse is scanned in the standing equine PET scanner at Golden Gate Fields.

The UC Davis standing equine positron emission tomography (PET) scanner is officially in use at Golden Gate Fields racetrack in Berkeley, CA, providing imaging at the molecular level to monitor racehorse health and guide training and medical care. The scanner (the MILEPET from LONGMILE Veterinary Imaging) allows for imaging of a horse’s leg while under mild sedation, eliminating the time, cost, and health risks associated with general anesthesia. In use at the UC Davis veterinary hospital since March, the instrument has been transported by a team of UC Davis veterinarians and technicians to the equine hospital at Golden Gate Fields once a week for the past month.

Read full coverage from UC Davis Center for Equine Health

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