A importância da ultrassonografia na Medicina Veterinária: Ensino

Abstract

Since it was introduced in Veterinary Medicine around 1940, ultrasound has revolutionized the segment in the production of moving images of structures and organs of the animal body in real time allowing many applications because it is one of the best non-invasive diagnostic methods ever created for the man. Since then, thousands of animals have been benefited by this technology, which can be applied in different fields of Veterinary Medicine, and its first application occurred in the year 1966 for detection of gestation in sheep. The method can be performed in any environment without the need for specific safety, no harmful biological effects and technological limitations or operator experience and particular characteristics of the animal. The purpose of this editorial is to consider a tool that has been widely used in the assessment of body condition, genetic selection, animal production that serves the consumer market, and is of great importance for the diagnosis of diseases with planning and treatments, since , the more widespread the knowledge of different ultrasound interfaces, the greater the diagnostic efficacy. The veterinarians-and, of course, animals and tutors-win.