The role of ultrasound in urolithiasis In the following article, the anatomy which causes uroliths to become so problematic are discussed, and the role of ultrasound in its diagnosis.
What to do if you are bitten by a dog during a scan: • Wash the wound thoroughly. Run under a cold tap for 10 minutes, even if the skin
The Animal Ultrasound Association (AUA) are thrilled to be announced as Best Business for Marketing & Social Media Finalist 2019. The Bromley Business Awards, now in its 9th year, recognise
Buying an ultrasound machine used to be a very different process. A purchase involving hundreds (sometimes thousands) of pounds was one in which people invested months of research, many phone
Developmental Stages & Qualitative Estimation of Gestational Age With experience, it is possible to estimate gestational age by eye. Developmental stages in goats are less well-documented than in many other
Wireless ultrasound probes (or ‘ultrasound wands’) went through a temporary boom in popularity in the UK, before their limitations quickly became obvious. Now, many people who originally invested in wireless
Ultrasound is not (yet) an exact science. Machine learning is helping to bring us closer to it, but even when this day comes – and it’s currently only in the
Thank you to all who attended today’s webinar on how to promote your canine scanning business online. The full recording is embedded here, with the question and answer session in
A normal llama and alpaca pregnancy lasts for an average of 11 and 11.5 months, respectively. Pregnancy is not visually obvious until late pregnancy (if at all) in either species
When and where should I get my dog scanned for pregnancy? Getting your dog scanned for pregnancy with ultrasound is very reliable and accurate, provided it is performed: At the
Tissue Harmonic Imaging is a relatively recent discovery that greatly improves image quality, primarily due to a great reduction in the amount of ultrasound artifacts (see Chapter 14 of Ultrasound
Dogs and cats with significant mitral regurgitation (MR) may show pulmonary venous flow reversal. Flow reversal is a supporting measure only, and not specific enough to be used as a standalone
An increasing number of AUA members are turning to scanners with Doppler capability as their next ultrasound machine. Primarily, this is due to the higher resolution images they tend to
Below is a tour from Yvette Lovis around the foetal anatomy. Taken at the canine pregnancy scanning course run in Edinburgh last month, identifying: – Foetal heart – Foetal stomach
Reptilian hearts are generally referred to as more ‘rudimentary’ than mammalian hearts, but they are perfectly adapted for their purpose. In fact, they have their own wonders – such as
The Animal Ultrasound Association accredits the VIS level 1 and 2 canine pregnancy scanning training courses, and this week, we were in beautiful Worcestershire. Yvette saved this beautiful
Hi everyone! Last month, a new team member joined us at the Animal Ultrasound Association: Marguerita Alexandrou. She’s here for you every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. She’s been working on
Screening for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) can currently only be performed by a veterinarian. Yet, with increasing numbers of breeders becoming proficient in the use of reproductive ultrasound, there is a
Many AUA members save images and videos for their clients when they perform a pregnancy scan. For those of us who began scanning many years ago, it’s become habit to
As the New Year dawns, it’s common for people to get in touch about 2019 training courses for animal ultrasound scanning. Given that January is typically a time for making
Using the correct terminology to describe the work that we perform when scanning animals is important. For most AUA members, this will be mainly or even exclusively pregnancy scans of
I recently listened to a Podcast interview with Anders Ericsson, a Swedish psychologist who studies how humans become experts. He looks at masters of everything, from professional athletes through to
I’ve been working with the British meat grading industry for 6 years now, and earlier this month, I also had the opportunity to visit Switzerland for the second time to
New regulations announced in 2016 are coming into force this Monday, the 1st of October 2018. The catchy title for this new legislation is the ‘Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities
The publication date of the book ‘Ultrasound for Canine Pregnancy Scanning’ is fast approaching, and with that, some final touches and triple-checking research into some of the remaining puzzles of
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