Nerd Corner
005: Use Metron to Create an Overlay Image of Radiograph and Photograph
If you use the Metron Calibration Block and carefully take good images, Metron can create a very accurate overlay 'combo' image. This can be very helpful as a veterinarian or farrier to show your clients more about their horse’s hooves. Helps visualize a thin sole, or...
004: Robustness of the Palmar Angle Measure
Metron software measures the 'Palmar Angle' on a lateral hoof radiograph (among other measures). For a given x-ray generator, and using the Metron Block on a flat floor, the main source of misalignment is due to the alignment of the block + hoof when the image is...
003: Motion Analysis via Drone
An HD video camera on a drone, and a horse that is not spooked by it...
002: Computing the Axis of Rotation from Bone Shape
We are developing what we call "The Bone Engine" which is a collection of software tools that can do various computations on scanned 3-D polygonal models of bones and other structures. As an example of one ability of the Bone Engine -- it can compute the best...
001: Long Pastern Bone
The Long Pastern bone of the horse (aka "P1") is not symmetric -- it has two non-zero angular parameters that we will call "Tilt" and "Twist". In a DP radiograph, there is an "Apparent Tilt" - the angular misalignment between the pastern-joint-axis and the...