Table 3.

Relationship between any radiographic lesion being noted and the exostosis physical examination findings of the nasal bones of 144 horses.

	Radiologic Examination Outcome (Any Bone Deposition, Bone Thinning, Loss of Bone Homogeneity, or Surrounding Soft Tissue Inflammation/Hypertrophy of the Nasal Bone)
	Consensus Disease		Disputed by Scorers		No Abnormality Detected
Exostosis present by palpation
	n	%	n	%	n	%
No suspicion	0	0	0	0	7	13.7
Suspicion from 1 of 2 scorers	1	1.9	1	2.6	3	5.9
Suspicion by both scorers	2	3.7	2	5.1	4	7.8
Confirmed by 1 scorer, no finding by 1 scorer	0	0	3	7.7	2	3.9
Confirmed by 1 scorer, suspected by 1 scorer	2	3.7	0	0	2	3.9
Confirmed by 2 scorers	49	90.7	33	84.6	33	64.7
Exostosis present by visual examination only
No suspicion	2	3.7	1	2.6	12	23.5
Suspicion from 1 of 2 scorers	3	5.6	3	7.7	5	9.8
Suspicion by both scorers	10	18.5	10	25.6	16	31.4
Confirmed by 1 scorer, no finding by 1 scorer	1	1.9	1	2.6	1	2.0
Confirmed by 1 scorer, suspected by 1 scorer	5	9.3	5	12.8	3	5.9
Confirmed by 2 scorers	33	61.1	19	48.7	14	27.5