Village Vet leads the way in diagnostic imaging in London, Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
CT (computerised tomography) has huge advantages to traditional imaging techniques like X-rays and ultrasound.
The higher number of slices provides higher resolution images, allowing us to create real-life, 3-D illustrations of animal anatomy. These structures provide incredible detail, meaning improvements in diagnosis and treatment planning are possible.
What cases benefit from CT scanning?
- Elbow dysplasia
- Spinal disease, including lumbosacral disease
- Nasal and airway disease
- Pulmonary and mediastinal disease
- Peri-Ocular disease
- Middle ear disease
- Some musculoskeletal problems
- Fracture management
- Portosystemic shunts
- Abdominal and thoracic neoplasia
- Oncology – establishing tumour margins and metastatic disease.
The above are just a few examples where CT greatly aids diagnosis; however, CT is an incredibly powerful tool and provides valuable information for a very wide variety of disorders that conventional systems can not reveal easily.
