DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY

This can be a very important tool when investigating an illness with your companion.  X-rays have to been done on a lead-lined table and anyone in the room at the time of exposure must where lead gowns.

Digital radiography is a form of x-ray imaging, where digital X-ray sensors are used instead of traditional photographic film. Advantages include time efficiency through bypassing chemical processing and the ability to digitally transfer and enhance images. Also less radiation can be used to produce an image of similar contrast to conventional radiography.

Digital Radiography (DR) or (DX) is essentially filmless X-ray image capture. In place of X-ray film, a digital image capture device is used to record the X-ray image and make it available as a digital file that can be presented for interpretation and saved as part of the patient’s medical record. The advantages of DR over film include immediate image preview and availability, a wider dynamic range which makes it more forgiving for over- and under-exposure as well as the ability to apply special image processing techniques that enhance overall display of the image.

ULTRASONGRAPHY

The ultrasound machine provides the surgery with a service that means we can provide you with detailed information about your pet if needed.

Ultrasound is used to gain information about the structure and function of certain organs which cannot be gained from x-rays alone.  Sound waves, which cannot be detected by the human ear, are produced by a special crystal within a probe.  The probe is held onto the animals skin surface and the sound waves pass into the body.  They are reflected by the body's internal tissues, recorded by the probe and a picture can then be produced on the screen.