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January 16, 2025

How can medical sonographers support both first opinion and specialist referral hospital ultrasound services?

Medical sonographers possess a unique skill set developed through their competency-based training on hundreds of patients. This article seeks to explain how and why the expertise gained in human medicine can and should be harnessed to enhance the quality of care vets are able to give their patients. I shall touch on the parallels, the […]

Julie Burnage

Aspire Ultrasound Consultancy Service

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December 18, 2024

The use of abdominal ultrasound in small animal gastrointestinal medicine

Abdominal ultrasound is increasingly available in the veterinary sector in both primary care and specialist practice. This has led to its employment in gastrointestinal (GI) medicine. GI disorders, ie vomiting and diarrhoea, both acute and chronic disease form a large part of the primary care and specialist veterinary case load. When applied appropriately, abdominal ultrasound […]

Dr Rebecca Littler

Peninsula Vet Referrals

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November 15, 2023

Imaging of acute intervertebral disc disease in canines

In the veterinary setting many breeds suffer sudden onset symptoms affecting mobility and causing acute pain. Dogs with acute presentation of symptoms have a range of differential diagnosis and without advanced imaging it would not be possible to treat these effectively. Some breeds are genetically conditioned to intervertebral disc disease (IVDD). For example, in a […]

Steven Edwards

Dovecote Veterinary Hospital

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November 16, 2022

Tips and tricks to get the best quality radiographs in horses

Due to their large size the general anaesthesia risk in horses is relatively high compared to other species, with a mortality of 1%. Furthermore, while small animals will lay down when sedated, horses will remain standing. Therefore, the majority of radiographs are acquired in standing patients and the equipment needs to be moved around the […]

Dr Dagmar Berner

Royal Veterinary College

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July 13, 2022

Ultrasonography of the fractured equine pelvis

Pelvic trauma in horses is not uncommon and can result from a monotonic failure of the bone or be stress induced. Fractures of the pelvis in non-racehorses are mostly traumatic in origin and are the result of either a fall or potentially a kick injury. The type of fracture will depend upon the energy and […]

Sarah Boys Smith

Rossdales Veterinary Surgeons

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November 17, 2021

Use of abdominal FAST scanning in first opinion veterinary practice in the UK

In the UK, veterinary patients attend general practice, with a referral system to hospitals with specialist veterinary services if required in complicated cases. Clients are unable to self-refer their pets and the general practice is the first port of call for all preventative, chronic and emergency treatment. Traditionally, general practice also provided its own out-of-hours […]

Dr Camilla Edwards

First Opinion Veterinary Ultrasound

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November 11, 2020

The use of diagnostic abdominal ultrasound in small animal internal medicine

Modern small animal medicine is divided into general practice and specialist arms. The former is by far the larger part of the profession and ranges from practitioners who deal solely with small animals (mainly dogs and cats, with growing numbers of rabbits and exotic pets) often performing both surgical procedures and medical interventions, to mixed […]

Dr Rebecca Littler

North West Veterinary Specialists

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November 11, 2020

Use of radiography in small animal practice

Virtually every small animal practice in the UK owns an x-ray machine and processor, and these are used on most days, with busier clinics undertaking several examinations daily. Despite the introduction of ultrasound machines into many practices, and more recently CT and MRI units into larger clinics, radiography is still by far the most commonly […]