Our cutting-edge diagnostic suites include digital radiology (x-ray), 16-slide helical computed tomography machine, fluoroscopy, 1.5 T MRI and ultrasound to efficiently and promptly diagnose and provide immediate treatment to patients in our care.
Radiographs allow for evaluation of internal structures including the heart and lungs, bones, spine, and abdominal organs. Radiographs can quickly pinpoint the source of your pet’s illness or injury and allow our doctors to recommend an individually tailored plan to put them on the path to recovery.
A computed tomography (CT) scan gives your veterinarian a closer look at a particular organ, muscle, bone, or internal body part on your pet. These scans obtain images in slices, offering much more detail than a traditional x-ray. They are especially useful in diagnosing and assessing traumatic bone, spinal or soft tissue injury, lung disease, nasal pathology or cancer.
MRI, completed under general anesthesia, allows for imaging of internal soft tissues structures, especially the nervous system – brain, spinal cord and soft tissues – without the use of ionizing radiation. MRI can diagnose problems that other imaging modalities are unable to, thereby ensuring our doctors at NRVS to provide the best care to your pets.
Ultrasound is a powerful diagnostic tool that creates a real-time image of an animal’s body. It works by broadcasting high-frequency sound waves that reflect off your pet’s internal structures. A small probe held against the skin collects the returning signals to create an image of the internal body, most commonly used to examine the abdominal organs like the pancreas, stomach, kidneys, adrenal glands, liver, gallbladder, spleen, and lymph nodes. Ultrasound is also used to evaluate regions of the thorax, including the lungs and lymph node, as well as glands in the neck, such as the thyroid gland.
