When to Consider Outpatient CT for Non-Critical Cases

Speed and accuracy.

These are the fundamental ideas behind the ever-improving technology in veterinary medicine.

But improving on these concepts is really just a means to an end, because what we’re really after at the end of the day is to do our jobs better in order to provide the best care to our patients. With CT, we can now map a portosystemic shunt (PSS) noninvasively. We can get to the bottom of that chronic nasal discharge in a matter of seconds and better than radiographs ever did. And we can even determine whether or not an adrenal tumor has invaded the surrounding vessels before surgery.

And did you know that VICSD can now do all of this without administering anesthesia?

We put together this quick-reference guide for you to keep in your hospital to help determine when to send out a non-critical case for CT imaging. And if you have any questions about a particular patient, please give our radiologists a call.

CT Quick-Reference Guide

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