Table 4.
Relationship between any radiographic lesion being noted and the concavity 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 Swelling of the Nasal Bone) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consensus Disease | Disputed by Scorers | No Abnormality Detected | ||||
| Concavity present by palpation | ||||||
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| No suspicion | 24 | 44.4 | 24 | 61.5 | 25 | 49.0 |
| Suspicion from 1 of 2 scorers | 4 | 7.4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7.8 |
| Suspicion by both scorers | 1 | 1.9 | 2 | 5.1 | 3 | 5.9 |
| Confirmed by 1 scorer, no finding by 1 scorer | 7 | 13.0 | 2 | 5.1 | 5 | 9.8 |
| Confirmed by 1 scorer, suspected by 1 scorer | 1 | 1.9 | 2 | 5.1 | 3 | 5.9 |
| Confirmed by 2 scorers | 17 | 31.5 | 9 | 23.1 | 11 | 21.6 |
| Concavity present by visual examination only | ||||||
| No suspicion | 24 | 44.4 | 22 | 56.4 | 31 | 60.8 |
| Suspicion from 1 of 2 scorers | 6 | 11.1 | 3 | 7.7 | 7 | 13.7 |
| Suspicion by both scorers | 10 | 18.5 | 6 | 15.4 | 6 | 11.8 |
| Confirmed by 1 scorer, no finding by 1 scorer | 4 | 7.4 | 1 | 2.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Confirmed by 1 scorer, suspected by 1 scorer | 1 | 1.9 | 3 | 7.7 | 2 | 3.9 |
| Confirmed by 2 scorers | 9 | 16.7 | 4 | 10.3 | 5 | 9.8 |