Recently digital ultrasonography has been made available to the equine community, and has advanced our ability to accurately diagnose sports medicine-related injuries.  Surgi-Care has the state of the art, Philips® HD 11 Digital Ultrasound unit.  This machine provides improved detail of all the structures imaged.  Video and Doppler ultrasound can also be done with this unit.  Surgi-Care's specialists use the ultrasound to image musculoskeletal structures including tendons, ligaments, joints and bone, as well as the abdomen and thorax.  These images can also be put on a CD or emailed to the referring veterinarian.

 

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Surgi-Care also provides videoendoscopy with our Fujinon® units. Evaluations can be done of both the upper airway using our one-meter endoscope, and the stomach with the three-meter gastroscope. Gastroscopy is most commonly performed for the definitive diagnosis of gastric ulcers, and is best done after the horse has been fasted for a designated period of time so that the stomach is completely empty.  The office will provide the preparation protocol for the procedure at the time the appointment is made.