Did you know that as of January 1, 2011 the State of California requires radiation safety and techniques training for all veterinary hospital staff members who operate radiographic equipment? Also, hospitals are now required to keep records of this training for Veterinary Medical Board inspection. Does your hospital need to fulfill […]

      We encourage all local veterinarians who have purchased or are considering purchasing an ultrasound machine for their hospital to take advantage of our Ultrasound Training opportunity. Click here to learn more.

      “What’s Your Diagnosis?” Challenge Winners & Answer: Oct-Dec 2011 Thank you to Del Mar Heights Veterinary Hospital for referring this case to us! The patient is a 44-pound,  7-year-old, female Labrador mix presenting for anorexia, lethargy, +/- vomiting for one day. Pain and soft-tissue mass on mid-abdominal palpation. Two views of the […]

      Dear Colleagues, With the close of the NIH fully funded prostatic carcinoma study this month, I want to thank everyone for making it such a huge success. Both animals and humans stand to benefit from this collaborative project, as many canine and human diseases show similar characteristics. Prostate carcinoma is one such […]

      Open-Source DICOM Viewers and Servers Are you considering a picture archiving and communication system (aka PACS) but are apprehensive due to the investment required?  Just to clarify, PACS is an economical and automated system that makes it easy to store and retrieve images from pretty much anywhere.  Thanks to the open source […]

      2011 CVC – Kansas City: Dr. Seth Wallack Recaps His Digital Radiography Lecture Speaking at CVC in Kansas City this year was an incredible experience. Educating—and often being educated—about veterinary radiology was priceless. Digital radiography still seems to be the buzz word, as I especially learned from the feedback I received following my […]

We are pleased to announce that we now have Saturday Mobile Ultrasound service! We hope that this allows for more convenience for pet owners who have hectic work weeks. To book an appointment, simply give our office a call at (858) 634-5430, and be sure to send in your referral form via email or fax.

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Special thanks to Dr. Kazutaka Yamada for visiting our hospital from Japan last week! You will be missed by all!

      The following was taken from a City-Data.com blog thread. The blog post was started by a cat owner trying to do research on Radioiodine Therapy. One blogger responded with these kind words about VICSD: “Since our cat had an extreme reaction to the thyroid medication, radioactive iodine or surgery were his only […]