Avian radiology - taking and interpreting avian radiographs

Authors: Doneley B
Publication: Proceedings of the Australian Veterinary Association (AVA) Annual Conferences, Volume 2014 AVA Annual Conference, Perth, Issue Unusual Pets and Avian / Conservation Biology, May 2014
Publisher: Australian Veterinary Association

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Abstract:

Radiology is a valuable diagnostic tool in avian medicine, but is surprisingly under-utilised. This may reflect the clinician’s ‘comfort level’ with avian radiology - a lack of training and experience, the apparent difficulty in obtaining good quality images, and a reluctance to use radiography in such a small patient. The advent of digital radiography may go a long way towards overcoming these problems but the basic principle – do it right the first time – is as true in birds as it is in other species.

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