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The veterinary radiologist can play an
active role in the management of your
pet’s health including certifying them
for hip and elbow dysplasia and
evaluating images of your sick pet where
your veterinarian does not feel
competent to make a diagnosis or the
imaging changes are unusual. The
veterinary radiologist can assist your
veterinarian to make the appropriate
diagnostic imaging choices to make a
diagnosis as well as ensuring the
correct interpretation of the images,
particularly in more advanced imaging
techniques such as magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI).
In the veterinary field interpretation
of x-ray, ultrasound and other modality
images can be done by a number of people
including your private veterinarian,
technologists and human radiologists.
These people have varying degrees of
expertise in performing complete studies
and the interpretation thereof in the
veterinary field. The specialist
veterinary radiologist, after
considering your patient’s history and
clinical presentation, can ensure the
maximum benefit is gained from any
imaging procedure performed. Note that
your radiographs or other images must be
submitted via your veterinarian who is
also responsible for your account. You
thus pay the radiologist’s fee
to your veterinarian.
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