The requirement for ultrasound by veterinarians, breeders and farmers is constantly growing. Veterinary ultrasound has been shown to be an important tool for a variety of purposes, and it’s important that the most appropriate ultrasound scanner is chosen for the task in hand. As a potential user of ultrasound technology, it can be overwhelming to know where to start – typing in ‘veterinary ultrasound’ to an internet search engine returns millions of results. So how can you ensure you make the decision that is best for you, and your veterinary companion(s)?

Whether you are a regular visitor to the Vet Image Solutions website, or you happened to have stumbled across this article by accident, we are confident that we can help you make an informed decision when it comes to choosing the veterinary ultrasound equipment that is right for you. This article aims to enlighten you on what we believe are key areas when attempting to delve into the veterinary ultrasound world. A previous article has discussed some aspects that should be considered when choosing an ultrasound machine, including the main purpose the scanner would be used for, portability, cost and the image quality required. Consequently, this article will focus on why you should choose Vet Image Solutions as your first ‘port of call’ for everything veterinary ultrasound related, and what we can offer you.

To begin, why choose Vet Image Solutions as your veterinary ultrasound stockist? As specialists in this field, we are the distributors of the Draminski and Sonoscape scanning ranges, and we also stock Landwind, Kai Xin and Emperor Medical scanners. Importantly, we have an in-depth knowledge of the ‘veterinary ultrasound’ field, and can offer you invaluable help and advice on your ‘ultrasound journey’. Furthermore, we are the exclusive service centre of the Draminski iScan in the UK, so you can rely on us to offer you the best and most accurate advice. The distinction between what each ultrasound scanner has to offer must be understood. As an example, if you require a scanner for cardiac work, the Landwind scanner with its B, B/B, B/M and M-modes may be required, or the Medical Emperor scanner may be suitable, which also offers an M-mode function. Finally the SonoScape S6vBW scanner has Doppler, meaning that this machine is also suitable for vascular or even cardiac work. For further information on which machine is best suited for you, please feel free to contact us.

Following on, Vet Image Solutions can also offer training courses that will provide you with all the information you require to carry out veterinary ultrasound scanning yourself. Inadequate or incorrect training can have serious implications – attempting to detect a pregnancy without the appropriate training can be frustrating and often costly for breeders and farmers. We run training courses in various locations around the UK, offering practical advice to those budding ultrasound practitioners. Our training ‘graduates’ can then go on and carry out veterinary ultrasound scanning to their hearts content!

One further aspect of veterinary ultrasound that should be considered is the insuring of your ultrasound scanner. It is worth your while to insure your ultrasound scanning machines so that if a problem arises (loss or accidental damage), it can be sorted out. We are happy to give advice on where you can go for this, if required.

Additionally, our Facebook, Twitter and YouTube pages are available for anything and everything veterinary ultrasound related. If you have any burning questions, queries or requests for advice, leave us a comment (or Tweet - @VIS_UK), and we will get back to you as soon as we can. And whilst you’re there, why not let us know what articles you would be interested in reading, or any ‘notable’ ultrasound scanning experiences that we could include on our website?

Finally, here at Vet Image Solutions, we have the knowledge and expertise that we believe are crucial in helping you to make the right decision for you. Over the next few weeks find out more about us by following our ‘Ask the experts’ series. Meanwhile, please do contact us for any of your veterinary ultrasound enquiries – after all, we are here to help!