Check out this digital x-ray taken at the Animal Medical Center of Springboro. Can you guess whats in this dogs stomach? Our ability to capture and share these digital images with you is thanks in no small part to the exponential growth of technology in veterinary medicine, which has improved a veterinarians ability to rapidly diagnose and treat his/her patients. 15 years ago, a general practice veterinarian would have to wait for an x-ray to be manually processed (10 to 15 minutes for EACH image). Sometimes these images would have to be retaken if the x-ray settings were incorrect or the patient was improperly positioned (VERY frustrating). Today, the majority of general veterinary practices now have access to digital x-ray machines, which can take an x-ray image and display it on a computer screen in seconds. These digital images can also be sent via the internet to veterinary radiologists or referral veterinary hospitals for review or they can be copied to a CD-ROM disk and given to clients for their personal use. While digital x-ray machines are now quite common in veterinary medicine, the next exciting advancement will likely be found in the use of more affordable and compact MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and CT (computed tomography) machines. These machines are often the standard of care in human medicine, but are still only found in referral/specialty clinics in veterinary medicine due to their size and the cost of owning and operating them. Check out some pictures of the digital x-ray machine here at the Animal Medical Center. And if you made it this far in the post, well let you know that the x-ray we showed below is of a dog that ate a wedding ring!
Posted on: Sun, 18 Jan 2015 20:33:46 +0000
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