Our Services: Veterinary Radiology, X-ray and Diagnostic Imaging
The radiology service provides complete diagnostic imaging services to all hospital patients and teleradiology to referring veterinarians. Our professional faculty and staff offer excellent, timely service to our veterinary patients and their clinicians.
Veterinary Radiology Service Highlights
- 5 board-certified radiologists; 8 radiology residents; 9 technologists; 1 ultrasound technologist
- Digital radiography, fluoroscopy, diagnsoitc ultrasound, multidetector computed tomography (MDCT), nuclear medicine services, Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging Hours
8 a.m. - 6 p.m. Monday - Friday
Emergency radiology, CT and ultrasound: Available at any time
What to Expect
All imaging patients are referred to Radiology by a clinical service within the Veterinary Medical Center (e.g., surgery, internal medicine, oncology, neurology, cardiology, dermatology). Your primary care Veterinary Medical Center clinician will explain the results of the imaging examination to you. If necessary, the radiologists are available for consultation. Preliminary imaging reports are available the day of the examination, with final reports available the following morning.
Special Equipment & Technology
- Digital radiography: 2 small animal radiology machines, fluoroscopy, and 2 dedicated large animal radiology suites
- Three diagnostic ultrasound machines (in-house)
- Nuclear medicine suite equipped with large and small field-of-view gamma cameras; motion correction software
- Multidetector (128-slice) CT scanner for rapid patient imaging; CT table for horse and farm animals up to 2,000 lbs.
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) - 3T Phillips Ingenia for small and large animal imaging
Common Conditions & Procedures
- Thoracic, abdominal, and musculoskeletal radiography
- Special radiographic procedures: myelography, excretory urography and cystography, fluoroscopic examination of the esophagus and trachea, barium gastrointestinal studies, and arthrography
- Ultrasound examinations: Abdominal, thoracic and musculoskeletal ultrasound. Needle aspirates and biopsies using ultrasound guidance.
- Nuclear medicine examinations: bone scans in horses, thyroid studies in cats, including I-131 hyperthyroid therapy, and evaluation for portosystemic shunts and renal disorders
- CT examinations: assessment of diseases of the head, spine, ears, heart, lungs, abdomen, bones and joints. When necessary, CT can be used to guide needle biopsies
- MR examinations: Small animal neurologic imaging (brain and spine), Equine musculoskeletal and head imaging
Clinicians
- Eric Green, DVM, DACVR (Radiology and Radiation Oncology), Professor-Clinical, Radiology and Integrated Oncology Section Head
- Amy Habing, DVM, DACVR, Assistant Professor-Clinical
- Eric Travis Hostnik, DVM, MS, DACVR, DACVR-EDI, Associate Professor
- Kate Sippel, DVM, DACVR, Assistant Professor-Clinical
- Rebecca (Becky) Urion, DVM, MAg, DACVR-DI, DACVR-EDI, Assistant Professor-Clinical
Residents
- Lelia Barden, DVM
- Elliot Grossman, DVM
- Nathan Latus, DVM
- Andy Leffler, DVM
- Simone March, DVM
- Jorge Santana Mignucci, DVM
- Alexandra Scharf, DVM
- Jocelyn Wichtel, DVM
Technicians
- Denise Bailey, RT, Supervisor
- Lindsay Cosmi, RVT
- Tiffany Costello, RVT
- Nicole Furr, RT
- Kathrine Hardin, RVT
- Carlie Palmer, RT
- Amber Payne, RVT
- Kelli Pirtle Manire, RVT
- Sierra Wert, RT
Assistants
- Alex Boyer
- Emily Davis
- Matthew DeRoche
- Jamal Garcia
- Sharese Resendez
- Jennifer Walters
Image Film Referral Service
Imaging study interpretation is available through the Diagnostic Imaging Service by mail-in or teleradiology. Please note, the service is not currently accepting new practices. Please check back in August 2022.
