Agfa HealthCare Special Report: Veterinary Care, January 2014

This publication collects Agfa HealthCare case studies and White Papers on the use of CR and DR digital radiography at veterinary centers around the world, from small clinics to university hospitals, a zoo, an aquarium and a turf club.

Highlights

• Animal Medical Center of Mid-America (USA): uses the CR 30-X with MUSICA processing and the touchscreen NX workstation
• Malpertuus veterinary center (Belgium): better quality, speed and simplicity in imaging with the DX-D 10
• Other studies: Temaikèn Biopark Argentina, Singapore Turf Club, Century Animals Medical Centre Malaysia, Gierth X-Ray Germany, Cornell University, Holmes and Murphy Wales, Acquario di Genova Italy, ProVet Brazil, Univet Finland, Woodland Hills Pet Clinic USA and Yeoh Veterinary Clinic Malaysia
• White Papers: the spread of digital radiography in veterinary medicine and the role of image processing in the quality of digital X-ray images

Animal Medical Center of Mid-America

In addition to three private clinics, this center in St. Louis, USA, is responsible for animal rescue and emergency response and treats about 40,000 animals a year. In September 2011 it purchased a CR 30-X for its largest facility. According to Dr. Steven Schwartz, the high image quality made it possible to perform complex knee surgery measurements before the orthopedic surgeon arrives, and simplified sending images between centers and referral hospitals. For him, the most important difference has been the reliability of the system and the quality of service.

Solutions featured

• CR 30-X with integrated MUSICA processing and consistent image quality without manual intervention
• NX workstation with touchscreen and a simple user interface
• DX-D 10 DR detector