Moving beyond the limits of detection: the past, the present, and the future of diagnostic imaging in canine osteoarthritis

Jones, Gareth; Pitsillidies, Andrew; Meeson, Richard

doi:10.3389/fvets.2022.789898

Moving beyond the limits of detection: the past, the present, and the future of diagnostic imaging in canine osteoarthritis

Jones, Gareth; Pitsillidies, Andrew; Meeson, Richard

Authors

Gareth Jones

Andrew Pitsillidies

Richard Meeson

Abstract

Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common orthopaedic condition in dogs, characterised as chronic, painful end-point of a synovial joint with limited therapeutic options other than palliative pain control or surgical salvage. Since the 1970s, radiography has been the standard-of-care for the imaging diagnosis of OA, despite its known limitations. As newer technologies have been developed, the limits of detection have lowered, allowing for the identification of earlier stages of OA. Unfortunately, identification of OA at a stage where it is potentially reversible still remains elusive, however there is hope with newer technologies may be able to close this gap. The changes with the imaging of canine OA over the past 50 years will be reviewed, as well as a speculative view on future innovations which may provide for identification of an earlier disease state, with the ultimate goal of the limit of detection crossing over the threshold of pathologically reversible disease.

Citation

Jones, G., Pitsillidies, A., & Meeson, R. (2022). Moving beyond the limits of detection: the past, the present, and the future of diagnostic imaging in canine osteoarthritis. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2022.789898

Journal Article Type	Review
Acceptance Date	Jan 17, 2022
Publication Date	Mar 15, 2022
Deposit Date	Mar 15, 2022
Publicly Available Date	Mar 15, 2022
Journal	Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Electronic ISSN	2297-1769
Publisher	Frontiers Media
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
DOI	https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2022.789898
Public URL	https://rvc-repository.worktribe.com/output/1550152
Publisher URL	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2022.789898/full