CT Scanning

Village Vet leads the way in diagnostic imaging in London, Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

CT (computerised tomography) has huge advantages to traditional imaging techniques like X-rays and ultrasound, including:

The higher number of slices provides higher resolution images, allowing us to create real-life, 3-D illustrations of animal anatomy. These structures provide incredible detail, meaning improvements in diagnosis and treatment planning are possible.

What cases benefit from CT scanning?

• Elbow dysplasia
• Spinal disease, including lumbosacral disease
• Nasal and airway disease
• Pulmonary and mediastinal disease
• Peri-Ocular disease
• Middle ear disease
• Some musculoskeletal problems
• Fracture management
• Portosystemic shunts
• Abdominal and thoracic neoplasia
• Oncology – establishing tumour margins and metastatic disease.

The above are just a few examples where CT greatly aids diagnosis; however, CT is an incredibly powerful tool and provides valuable information for a very wide variety of disorders that conventional systems can not reveal easily.