Mobile Ultrasound Services
Ultrasound provides a non-invasive and pain free way to diagnose many problems with your pet. An ultrasound is recommended when blood work and other tests do not give a definitive answer for your pet. Just a few of the diseases and conditions we can help to diagnose include age-related heart disease, congenital heart disease, thoracic tumors, abdominal tumors, gastrointestinal disease, liver disease, kidney disease, adrenal gland disease, stones in the urinary bladder and kidneys, and pregnancy. An Ultrasound exam is a minimally invasice technology that gives the pet owner and the veterinarian a great deal of information about the patient quickly, safely and without the need for surgery. Ultrasound can help diagnose quickly. saving time, cost and stress.
Abdominal and Thoracic Ultrasound
With ultrasound, the inner detail of organs and tissues can be evaluated as well as size, shape, and function. The most common studies performed are:
- The liver to determine the cause of elevated enzymes and check for the presence of cysts (fluid filled sacs), abscesses (pockets of infection), tumors, and birth defects
- The gallbladder and bile ducts to check for diseases such as mucoceles (mucous inflammation), gall stones, and bile duct obstruction
- The adrenal glands to evaluate for enlargement or masses
- Lymph nodes to assess for inflammation and tumors
- The pancreas for cysts, tumors, or pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas)
- The internal structure of diseased eyes
- The kidneys for congenital defects, infection, tumors, and hydronephrosis (swelling of the kidney due to urine outflow obstruction)
- The thyroid and parathyroid glands for cysts and masses
- The spleen, bladder, and reproductive organs for cysts, tumors, or infection
- The stomach and intestines for foreign objects, tumors, wall thickening, and evidence of obstruction
- The abdominal cavity to identify the cause of enlargement of the abdomen or other organs
- The thoracic cavity to check for masses and the causes of fluid build-up
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