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WHAT IS THE POWER SETTING ON MY ULTRASOUND MACHINE?

Thursday, 10 May 2018 By Vet Image Solutions

Last month, we addressed the commonly asked question: is ultrasound safe? One of the recommendations for following the ALARA (As Low As Reasonably Achievable) principle was to keep the machine's power setting as low as possible - but what is power, and what is it doing to the body?

EVALUATION OF ULTRASOUND-GUIDED CENTRAL NEURAXIAL INJECTION AT THORACIC AND LUMBAR SPINE IN CANINE CADAVERS

Thursday, 10 May 2018 By Vet Image Solutions

A recent study by Viscasillas et al. compared ultrasound using the SonoScape S9v, with CT (Phillips, 16 slices multidetector), for guiding the needle in order to perform central neuraxial injections at the thoracic and lumbar area in dogs.

ULTRASONOGRAPHY, LIVER AND DOGS – WHAT’S THE CONNECTION?

Thursday, 10 May 2018 By Vet Image Solutions

The liver carries out a multitude of functions that ensure we are able to live healthy and productive lives. Roles include the filtration of blood, production of bile and the storage of glycogen.

EQUINE PREGNANCY AND PHD - A GOOD MIX?

Thursday, 10 May 2018 By Vet Image Solutions

One of the key questions for those studying pregnancy is how is the foetus (which expresses genes from both the mother and father) tolerated by the maternal immune system. If the foetus is considered a transplant, the paradoxical nature of pregnancy can be best understood.

THE DRAMINSKI ISCAN – AN EQUINE ENTHUSIAST’S DREAM

Thursday, 10 May 2018 By Vet Image Solutions

This week we are ‘horsing about’, but all in a good cause – to explain to you why Vet Image Solutions should be your first and only stop for equine veterinary scanners. For more information on all the equine-specific veterinary ultrasound scanners that we stock, just click on our dedicated tab on the website.

WHAT SHOULD I LOOK FOR IN A VETERINARY ULTRASOUND SCANNER?

Thursday, 10 May 2018 By Vet Image Solutions

What you look for in an ultrasound machine depends upon the size of your practice, the level of your own proficiency and that of your colleagues, and what kind of diagnosis you are looking to be able to achieve.