Ultrasound courses are frequently organised by topic. On a small animal pregnancy scan course, you might have one module on the appearance of pregnancy on ultrasound, one on the appearance
We’ve had a busy few months here at the Animal Ultrasound Association, finishing off all the filming for our canine and feline pregnancy scan courses, and working with Sarah to
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There are a number of published calculations for foetal head diameter measurements in felines. In the below video, I discuss the one that I have found to be most accurate,
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
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
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
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
How early can I scan a rabbit? Positive confirmation of pregnancy has been documented as early as 7 days in rabbits, but only by the presence of fluid inside the
A video walk through of some of the most important controls on the ScanPad and ScanPad+ ultrasound machines. If you want to understand more about these controls, along with example
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
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
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
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
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
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
The following article is a short introduction to getting started with goat scanning using the Scan Pad ultrasound machine. This machine has been reviewed against other systems in our goat
I remember one thing that always baffled me when I was trying to get my head around ultrasound physics was the concept of transverse and longitudinal waves. As simple as
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