Industry Insights

Digital Infrared Thermal Imaging (DITI) or thermography is a highly sensitive diagnostic test that scans and measures infrared radiation or heat at the body’s skin surface. These measurements are translated into an accurate graphic image called a ‘thermogram.’ by Debra Voulgaris, DVM, MA, CVA, CCRP, CCT, Certified Tui-na Practitioner, Certified Veterinary Ozonotherapy It has been long […]

Veterinary Medicine has made tremendous strides in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases in our animal patients. The explosion of knowledge and technology is hard to keep up with and has led to specialization in veterinary medicine, as it has in human medicine. by Stephen Bilbrey, DVM, MS, Diplomate American College of Veterinary Surgeons Introduction […]

by Stacey A. Sullivan, DVM, Diplomate American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Historically, in veterinary medicine, the clinical diagnosis of canine degenerative myelopathy was a diagnosis of exclusion – if the symptoms were consistent with Degenerative Myelopathy and spinal imaging, and CSF were normal, DM was considered the most likely diagnosis. There was, however, no confirmatory […]

Digital Imaging (MRIs) When biopsy samples are taken, those samples are processed by a lab, and the slides are “read” by a pathologist. That pathologist has received several years of training, staring through microscopes all day. It is your veterinarian’s job to take that pathologist’s interpretation and use it to formulate a plan for your […]

If you’ve had an MRI, you’re probably familiar with the dark side… Chances are, you’ve had a magnetic resonance imaging scan, or you know someone that has. The biggest drawback (if you have insurance) – the suffocating claustrophobia, especially when your procedure isn’t just one hour long, but sometimes several! Theoretically, “open” MRIs have relieved […]