Agfa HealthCare Special Report: Veterinary Care, April 2017

This publication shows how digital imaging helps veterinarians around the world speed up care, reduce radiation dose and anesthesia, and obtain clear, accurate images for diagnosis and treatment decisions.

Highlights

• Desbrosse Equine Veterinary Clinic (France): Agfa fixed and mobile DR and CR solutions; MUSICA processing provides a clear view even through the thick muscle mass of sport horses
• Dubai Falcon Hospital (UAE): upgrade of CR systems to DR and addition of mobile services for the care of hunting falcons
• Wellington Zoo, The Nest Te Kōhanga (New Zealand): DR Retrofit with MUSICA for wildlife and zoo residents, from a 3-inch reptile to a 200 kg lion
• Woodland Hills Pet Clinic (California): CR system with excellent images, few retakes and faster workflow at a clinic that combines Eastern and Western medicine
• White Papers: an introduction to digital radiography and the difference between DR and CR, and the role of image processing in the quality of digital X-ray images

Description

The report covers two specialist centers: the Desbrosse equine clinic, which provides full services for valuable sport horses, and Dubai Falcon Hospital, which keeps birds in optimal physical condition. At Wellington Zoo, imaging is vital for health checks and for diagnosing disease, trauma and injury. The White Paper in this issue covers how the technology works, the difference between DR and CR, and benefits such as image quality, ease of use, dose reduction and time savings.