Dr. Garret Pachtinger explains how this technology is becoming more accessible in every-day practice, in terms of both cost and learning curve.
Gone are the days when ultrasonography was an expensive extravagance for veterinary practices. Dr. Garret Pachtinger, a veterinary emergency and critical care specialist and Chief Operating Officer of VetGirl, says ultrasonography is becoming much more common in every-day practice. Hear how you can find a machine for just a few hundred dollars and about a new set of protocols that makes it easy to learn how to perform an ultrasonographic examination-you don't have to be a trained radiologist!
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