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 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
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
The LA:Ao ratio is one of the most utilised measurements in canine and feline echocardiography. Its purpose is to quantify left atrial dilatation, using the animal’s own aorta as a
This short-axis image is to accompany our “What’s going on here?” poll in our Veterinary Echocardiography Facebook group. If you are interested in joining our community and casting your vote,
A true paraprofessional is someone who works with and in support of the professionals in their field. At the Animal Ultrasound Association, veterinarians, sonographers and lay scanners all work hand-in-hand
In September of last year (2022), we announced to our members that we had secured access to distributor pricing on Bellylabs pregnancy test kits. These are the first pregnancy test
As many of you are aware, the AUA have recently become CPD accredited by The CPD Standards Office. You may also know that historically, our association has not been a
Those who follow the work of the Animal Ultrasound Association are aware of our stance on non-professional, paid-for ‘accreditations’ like CPD. However, it is an unfortunate truth that the general
Why Is AUA Becoming CPD Accredited? Many people come to the AUA with stories of frustration; they’ve paid good money for training from a supposedly reputable, CPD accredited business,
I had to rehome William Snakespeare, a 10 year old amelanistic cornsnake, this week. After one last mouse we took him to the amazing team at the National Centre for
Uterine Torsion – what it is, what to do There has been some concern recently in the canine world regarding the potential link between scanning and uterine torsion. Whether you
To say that Julia Fletcher is passionate about animal welfare would be a huge understatement. Working with animals in a multitude of capacities since the 90s, she has developed a
Interview: Kerry McDonald, AUA Ultrasound Scanner For Kerry McDonald, every day is different, “Some days I’ll have ten scans back to back, others there may be just two,” but
Who should teach ultrasound? On almost a daily basis, the Animal Ultrasound Association receives membership enquiries from enthusiastic, recently trained individuals who believe that the training they have undertaken enables
Browsing through some of the most popular ways people come across the Animal Ultrasound Association, I noticed that one of the most frequently Googled questions in the context of canine
As tempting as it may be to turn your training and ultrasound machine to use on pregnant humans, unless you have registered as a provider with the Care Quality Commission
A puppy was referred for echocardiography for suspicion of a PDA, due to a grade six heart murmur. We actually found severe pulmonary stenosis, and you can follow the story
It is important to realise that there is no official qualification available to lay scanners in animal pregnancy scanning. This did not used to be a huge problem, but in
It’s no secret that the animal scanning industry has been infiltrated by rogue elements over the last few years. The Animal Ultrasound Association has led the fight against unethical, poor
Continued Professional Development – CPD – has two main purposes. (1) It demonstrates that the course you are attending has been properly structured. (2) It awards you CPD points. The
I’ve seen quite a few cases recently where very competent scanning professionals within our community have found something that doesn’t look right, referred it to the vet as they should,
Webinar replay from last year’s “top tips to success.”
Most veterinary ultrasound machines come with gestational age calculation packages inbuilt. Within any one species, however, results are not universally accurate across all breeds. There can be huge breed variation,
Summary The resistance index is quick and easy to calculate on ultrasound machines with PW Doppler capability. Obtaining useful readings from the umbilical artery in dogs takes a lot of
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