CRS imaging

Question 1

how do you prepare a patient for ultrasonogrpahy

Answer 1

• clip around the apex beat of on both sides and midline in the most cranial abdomen
• apply spirit
• apply gel

usually only doing right sided views in practice

Question 2

what do you need to perform a cardiac ultrasound on a horse

Answer 2

• low frequency (high depth) probe (2.5 Mhz)
• phased array probe
• dedicated machine capable of imaging to at least 30 cm
• stocks (?) some level of restraint in darkness

Question 3

where do you place an ultrasound probe to obtain a cardiac ultrasound

Answer 3

• right side (to see left side of heart, you scan through the right ventricle to image the left)

Question 4

how do you set up an ultrasound machine to perform an echocardiograph

Answer 4

probe:
- cats and small dogs: 7.5 MHz
- medium dogs: 5 MHz
- large dogs: 2.5-3.5 MHz

gain:
depth:
focus