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Insights & News
Read the latest news and insights written by our trained experts in sonography and echocardiography.

Normal values for left atrial fractional shortening in cats
Following a popular video from Professor Luis Fuentes on our Veterinary Echocardiography channel, a few people wrote in asking for the normal values for LA FS% in cats. In case

Endocarditis on echocardiography
Endocarditis is caused by a bacterial infection and can only be confirmed by positive blood cultures; however, it is sometimes possible to see the vegetations on echocardiography, or at the

What insurance do I need to scan dogs for pregnancy?
It is advisable to obtain public liability and professional indemnity insurance before performing scans for the general public. If you will be scanning from your home, business home and contents