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During the initial years of its use in veterinary medicine, ultrasound technology was applied primarily for the assessment of normal morphological features of the reproductive tract (Palmer and Driancourt 1980, Simpson et al. 1982, Valon et al. 1982, Ginther and Pierson 1984 a). Serving as a reliable instrument for pregnancy diagnosis and the examination of ovarian follicles and corpora lutea, its use spread rapidly. Pathological phenomena were usually incidental findings and were considered under the aspect of differentiating them from physiological characteristics (Ginther and Pierson 1984 b, Leidl and Kähn 1984).
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Leidl, W., Kähn, W. (1989). Ultrasonic Characteristics of Pathological Conditions of the Equine Uterus and Ovaries. In: Taverne, M.A.M., Willemse, A.H. (eds) Diagnostic Ultrasound and Animal Reproduction. Current Topics in Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, vol 51. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1249-1_3
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