Serving small animal veterinarians and owners with unsurpassed emergency and specialty veterinary care.

Diagnostic Imaging Services

Diagnostic Imaging The diagnostic imaging service at Tufts VETS offers state-of-the-art radiographic and ultrasonographic modalities to aid in rapid diagnosis of our patients. The service is staffed by an American College of Veterinary Radiology board-certified radiologist and licensed technician.

Our service collaborates with other Tufts VETS specialties including internal medicine, critical care, ophthalmology and surgery to provide advanced diagnostics for case management. The service also works closely with referring veterinary hospitals as both a referral center and consultation service.

Additionally, CT and MRI exams can be scheduled and obtained through our affiliation with the Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine.

We have installed the latest technology in our fluoroscopy and digital radiography suites. Our ultrasound suite is equipped with the latest ultrasound technology with high frequency and phased-array transducers and the ability to perform both flow and tissue doppler and harmonic imaging.

Services Available for Tufts VETS Patients

Radiology

  • Rapid in-house radiographic interpretation
  • Digital radiology
  • Special procedures (UGI, urinary studies)
  • Interventional radiology
  • Tracheal stent placement
  • Vascular studies
  • Guided biopsy

Fluoroscopy

  • Myelography
  • Urography
  • Vascular studies
  • Fluoroscopic guided procedure
  • Deep tissue thoracic biopsies
  • Stent placement

CT & MRI

  • Studies provided by Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
  • In-house interpretation

Ultrasonography

  • Abdominal ultrasound
  • Thoracic ultrasound
  • Ocular ultrasound
  • Thyroid and musculoskeletal ultrasound
  • Doppler and harmonic imaging
  • Interventional ultrasound
  • Fine needle biopsy
  • Transcutaneous tissue biopsy
  • Urinary Studies

Ultrasonography

Services Available for Tufts V.E.T.S. Referring Hospitals

Outpatient Ultrasound

Tufts V.E.T.S. is pleased to offer a referral based outpatient ultrasound service for local referring veterinarians

  • Advanced imaging for your stable patients
  • Radiologist available for phone consultation
  • Interventional procedures can be arranged on an inpatient basis

Teleradiology

  • Seamless digital film interpretation
  • Rapid turnaround time
  • Faxed and emailed reports

Film Interpretation

  • Radiography, CT and MRI interpretation and consultation
  • 24 hour turnaround on most studies and reports
  • Available for phone consultation for emergency cases
  • Mail, courier or drop off films

Emergency Care

In cooperation with our emergency department, we offer rapid diagnostics on an inpatient basis. If necessary, an ultrasound can be performed by our internist or ER/ICU clinicians, to be followed up the next day by a board-certified radiologist.