Diagnostic Imaging

With advanced imaging technologies – of the same caliber found in modern human hospitals – and highly trained and experienced staff, our diagnostic imaging team supports nearly every service in the hospital to diagnose patients and develop the best treatment plans.

Our board-certified radiologists interpret images while training radiology interns and residents and instructing fourth-year veterinary students. We also review images for veterinarians around the region.

• Radiography, commonly known as X-rays, is often the first modality used to investigate nearly all body systems.
• Ultrasound is very useful to view soft tissues, particularly abdominal organs, tendons, and ligaments.
• Computed tomography, or CT scan, provides high-resolution images for nearly every body system in our small animal patients and is vital for planning radiation therapy to treat cancer. For large animals, it is used to evaluate the limbs and head.
• Fluoroscopy allows radiologists to see how patients breathe, swallow, and cough in real-time. It is often used to diagnose collapse of the airways or esophageal disorders.
• Magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI, is used for imaging soft tissue structures and considered the gold standard for the evaluation of the brain and spinal cord.
• Nuclear scintigraphy is most often used for locating musculoskeletal injuries and evaluating thyroid disorders.