Siemens Acuson P500 Vet Review

In my search for a new veterinary echocardiography machine, I tried both the Siemens Juniper and the P500, before settling on the P500. As tempted as I was by the Juniper’s unparalleled image quality, I had to be sensible and keep in mind practical considerations – namely, that I need something that I can easily […]

Butterfly iQ for animal scanning – review

Rarely is black and white diagnostic medical imaging given the breathtaking design and marketing treatment, but when it is, you get the Butterfly iQ. Undeniably attractive, its branding even makes me want to buy one – but as it seems to promise the world at impossibly low pricing, I thought I’d better investigate a little […]

Physiological mitral regurgitation is NOT mild MR

Dr Benoy Shah delivered an interesting and fun talk at the Royal Society of Medicine’s ‘Advanced Imaging’ course today, in which he indirectly addressed a question previously discussed in this blog – is mild mitral regurgitation normal? He supported the argument made in the previous article on this topic in saying that closing jets – […]

Is mild mitral regurgitation normal?

Dr Sanjay Gupta is a consultant cardiologist who posts informative videos online about the heart, primarily to help patients (as opposed to students or fellow practitioners). His videos provide reassurance by improving people’s understanding of various conditions that they may have heard about or potentially suffer from. Dr Gupta recently created a video in which he […]

Best book to learn dog scanning with ultrasound

November 2018 has finally seen a gap in the literature filled. Very few books are dedicated to the use of ultrasound exclusively in dogs, and none, that I am aware of, dedicated to pregnancy diagnosis specifically. There are an excellent range of veterinary textbooks, but most are in the £80 or $100+ price range, and […]

The use of contrast in transesophageal echocardiography in patients with atrial fibrillation

Transesophageal echocardiography (TOE) is considered the gold standard imaging modality for detection of thrombi in the left atrium and left atrial appendage. Multiplane images taken of the left atrial appendage (LAA) are particularly important. This is particularly important in patients due for cardioversion (for treatment of atrial fibrillation), yet there are still a significant number […]

Mitral regurgitation as a complication of ischaemic heart disease: the future is echo

Functional mitral regurgitation is a common complication of ischaemic heart disease. Echocardiography has already played a huge role in transforming patient management, as well as surgical practice. With continued technological advances, we expect to see an even closer relationship between surgeons and echocardiographers in the near future.

The NHS Echocardiography Crisis

In a recent edition of ECHO, BSE President Rick Steeds discusses the key role the Society plays in upholding standards of echocardiography in the UK, but sees the BSE’s responsibility for addressing the skill shortage as one of “highlighting” the problem to other organisations – but not necessarily something the BSE can tackle directly. In the following article, we question whether the BSE itself could do more to tackle the growing problem.

SonoScape S9v for Echocardiography

The evolution of SonoScape into the world of veterinary echocardiography.

Portable veterinary ultrasound machine

Below is a list of all of the ultrasound machines discussed on bestultrasound.com: SonoScape S9 SonoScape A5 Comparison of SonoScape S2, A5, and KaiXin KXK9 and MSU   Coming soon: Edan U50PE, DUS60Vet, and AX8.