How ultrasound can help to 'break the breed barrier'

The field of veterinary research can be challenging for a number of reasons. These include a lack of in-depth knowledge pertaining to certain medical conditions (and their symptoms and treatment), especially when compared to similar conditions in humans. Moreover, the great...

Dogs, Ultrasound and Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

The role of ultrasound within the veterinary species has been discussed in detail in articles published previously on the Vet Image Solutions website. This week, the role of ultrasound in a condition that can affect the canine population called Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia...

The Series Begins...

Veterinary ultrasound is a vitally important tool for the practitioner in the diagnosis, and sometimes treatment, of a variety of animal-related conditions. The veterinary species alludes to a wide range of animals, including the more traditional cats and dogs to horses,...

Why you should love ultrasound

In homage to the upcoming 'day of love', otherwise known as Valentine's day I am going to briefly discuss the use of veterinary ultrasound for cardiac work. It is not just humans that can have echocardiograms - so can a wide variety of animals! The full version of this...

PhD and Pregnancy - a good mixture?

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

Ultrasound imaging and sexing, lizard style.

Animal breeders can face different obstacles when trying to establish a pregnancy. For the Gila lizard, successful breeding firstly requires accurate and reliable sexing, which can be carried out by veterinary ultrasound (www.vetimagesolutions.co.uk). Identification of...

Ultrasonography - what does the future hold?

Rapid progressions in our understanding of disease and pregnancy, alongside technological advances, have resulted in an abundance of uses for ultrasound imaging. The choice of ultrasound equipment available to the practitioner also ensures the needs of the patient will be...