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CAN YOU HEAR ME?

Wednesday, 9 May 2018 By Vet Image Solutions

The potential applications for ultrasound are endless, and can be used across a range of species as has been discussed in previous articles. However, what exactly is ultrasound? It is easy to forget that, as is alluded to in the title, ultrasound is indeed a sound pressure wave, although it is at frequencies so high it is undetectable to the human ear. Humans have an upper frequency limit of 20 kilohertz (kHz), whereas ultrasound can reach frequencies of greater than 200 megahertz (MHz). Consequently, ultrasound can be considered a ‘standard’ sound, albeit not audible to humans. Interestingly however, humans can possess ultrasonic hearing if ultrasound is targeted to the cochlea via bone, bypassing the confines of the middle ear.

FEEDBACK FROM THE SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES

Wednesday, 9 May 2018 By Vet Image Solutions

Staff working in the barn of our university dairy herd has recently started using iScan for pregnancy diagnoses. They are licensed AI technicians and regularly perform all inseminations in the 240 cows plus recruitment heifers. Without previous experience of gynaecological ultrasound, they managed well at their very first attempts to identify the uterus and diagnose if a cow was pregnant or not.

HOLY COW - YET ANOTHER USE FOR ULTRASOUND!

Wednesday, 9 May 2018 By Vet Image Solutions

As regular visitors and users of veterinary ultrasound may already know, Vet Image Solutions can provide ultrasound scanning and training in the UK and Ireland. There are many advantages of using ultrasonography as an aid for your individual work. Ultrasound scanning is relatively cheap, easy to use with the appropriate training, provides clear and distinct images and can deliver immediate results.

HOW EYE S-CAN HELP…

Wednesday, 9 May 2018 By Vet Image Solutions

Ocular ultrasonography was previously discussed with respect to animal tracking and identification. This article therefore discusses the use of ocular ultrasound in a clinical setting. In instances following trauma or injury, where the ability of a practitioner to view the eye through ophthalmoscopy is prevented, an alternative method is required. On such occasions, the eye may be swollen shut and an appropriate treatment may not be able to be prescribed.

PREGNANCY IN GOATS

Wednesday, 9 May 2018 By Vet Image Solutions

There is nothing more rewarding than seeing an animal that you have carefully and lovingly reared start on her own journey of rearing young and goats are no exception. If you are intending to breed your goat/goats then here is a brief explanation of what to expect throughout the doe’s pregnancy.

PICKING THE PERFECT ULTRASOUND MACHINE NEED NOT BE A CHALLENGE!

Wednesday, 9 May 2018 By Vet Image Solutions

Vet Image Solutions specialises in the provision of a number of veterinary ultrasound machines. These include ultrasound machines from the SonoScape, Draminski, Landwind and Emperor Medical ranges.