Case Study

A normal echo of a canine

Recording video (efficiency) clips of the different views that follow in a series allows the sonographer to produce still images with the patient calm and comfortable in a cage and off the exam table, as opposed to prolonging the patient’s agitated state. However, we do not recommend that M-mode measurements be taken from still images derived from video clips until post-processing technology improves, as measurement error is frequent in our experience.

Recording video (efficiency) clips of the different views that follow in a series allows the sonographer to produce still images with the patient calm and comfortable in a cage and off the exam table, as opposed to prolonging the patient’s agitated state. However, we do not recommend that M-mode measurements be taken from still images derived from video clips until post-processing technology improves, as measurement error is frequent in our experience. M-mode can be measured at a later time using still images taken specifically for that purpose, but obtaining M-mode from general video can easily lead to errors and is very machine-dependent.

The images and efficiency clips shown here are just a handful of what is contained in SonoPath’s “Normal Echo & Abdominal Sonograms With Normal Age-Related Changes DVD” which can be found on our Products page.

Outcome

All images presented were obtained from animals which did not have any alterations in serum enzyme markers associated with the organ system depicted, and the pet did not exhibit any clinical signs consistent with disease of that particular region.