Article: Veterinary Radiology – Skills Needed in Vet Radiology
Veterinary radiologists have an interesting job
A veterinary radiology physician, or Radiologist, must have the skills to diagnose and interpret different types of radiographic diseases properly.
Although the images are very clear and the amount of radiation is minimal, it is still important to properly identify the condition.
Radiography is an exam that can help identify internal diseases such as lung disease, bone fractures, and abnormal pathologies.
Diagnosis of abnormalities and a complete interpretation of the radiographs on a clinical basis is not an easy task.
Veterinary radiology is one part of a Vet’s duties
Veterinary Radiology is a specialized branch of veterinary medicine and research. This specialized knowledge is highly useful in medical treatment.
It is not a single area but a subject that brings together several fields of medicine such as medical, pharmaceutical, clinical, radiology, and teaching.
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Article: What is Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging?
- the use of diagnostic imaging equipment such as MRI and CT scanners, ultrasound machines and Nuclear Medicine and PET scans on animals, birds, and reptiles. It is the same methodology that diagnose humans but with a different protocol on how to acquire the necessary views.
X-rays for ill and injured animals is a common practice at most larger veterinary offices.
These days, computed tomography (CT), nuclear imaging, ultrasound, digital fluoroscopy, nuclear imaging and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are being used to diagnose injury and disease in animals.
The use of diagnostic imaging is taught to physicians of veterinary medicine at large teaching hospitals around the country.
Thanks to an increasing number of specialty veterinary clinics purchasing expensive equipment, more jobs for technicians and technologists to work with the docs are beginning to open up.
What is Veterinary Radiology?
- just like their human counterparts, animals need medical care too. Veterinary radiology is a subspecialty of veterinary medicine that focuses on diagnostic imaging used to investigate the underlying cause of disease.
As the comment kept pouring on on my posts on both LinkedIn and Facebook, one overarching theme could be detected: “How can I do that?!”
In the world of diagnostic imaging, technologists are constantly working hard to deliver the best quality images in an effort to help the physicians determine the root of the patients’ problems.
An often thankless job but we keep coming back for more because that is what thrills us. Capturing the best images while working with difficult circumstances.
How Can I Get Into Veterinary Imaging?
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All of the animal images we have are in our Meme catalog here.
We have two articles covering the topic of Veterinary Radiology:
What is Veterinary Radiology Diagnostic Imaging?
Veterinary Radiology – Skills Needed in Vet Radiology
If you are interesting in imaging animals, large and small, check out both of our articles. One includes commentary from an experienced animal imager.