Services:  Medical Imaging


In many cases, it is necessary to go beyond what the doctor can see on the surface and turn to the inner workings of your pet's systems for a possible diagnosis or treatment.  Our clinic uses three main techniques to help us gather information in a non-invasive and safe manner:



Radiology - Despite the fact that it is the oldest method of looking further into a patient, radiology remains one of the most useful tools available to a modern veterinarian. New equipment allows us to achieve unprecedented resolution and detail, and ultra-sensitive films let the doctor reduce the patient's exposure to radiation to an absolute minimum.  Our automatic processor allows the doctor to read your pet's radiographs within minutes of the actual exposure, reducing the time required for diagnosis and treatment.  Our doctors can use radiography as an aid for a very wide variety of cases, including anything from ingestion of foreign objects to pneumonia.


Ultrasound - One of the newest diagnostic techniques available for your pet is non-invasive ultrasound, where the doctor uses the reflection of high-frequency sound waves inside your pet to see a computer composite image of the area.  Where the radiograph allows us to view hard  structures within the body of your pet, ultrasound is a perfect compliment which allows us to view the softer tissues and internal organs at previously impossible levels of detail.  Using this technology, our doctors can search for irregular tissue, misshapen or swollen organs or organ walls, or abnormal fluid concentrations.  The applications for this technique are truly boundless.  Because ultrasound is non-invasive, your pet may not need to be placed under anesthesia, greatly reducing the possibility of problems arising during a procedure.  Ultrasound is painless, and is commonly used in human internal medicine.

Endoscopy - Like Ultrasound and many other medical technologies, Endoscopy was originally developed for use in human medicine, but now that the equipment and techniques have been refined, it is available for veterinary use as well.  An Endoscopic procedure involves the use of a tiny lens and manipulating instrument which allows the doctor to examine the inside of the digestive tract without using surgery.  This way the doctor can get not only a live color view, but can also take  biopsies for a definitive diagnosis through lab analysis.  The minimally-invasive nature of Endoscopy means that it is safer and often less expensive than a surgical procedure used to find the same answers.  Ir results in better, more accurate treatment of your pet's problems.