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Secret Digital Special Sauce is What Really Counts

 Many veterinarians purchasing digital radiographic equipment spend much of  their time looking at hardware specs such as detector type, lines per millimeter, MTF, and others. As I say...
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The Digital Purchase Price is Just the Start

Many veterinarians purchase digital radiography machines without a full understanding of the costs associated with ownership of these systems. This becomes a big problem if you are already stretching...
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Industry Updates

Sound Tech Partners with WVC

November 3, 2008 - Carlsbad, CA—SOUND Technologies, the leader in veterinary digital...
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Animal Health Trust Chooses Visbion PACS

Bisley, UK 17 November 2008, Visbion (www.visbion.com), has installed its leading edge VPACS...
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Digital SHOWDOWN

Order your Free SHOWDOWN DVD

  Welcome to the Animal Insides 2008 Digital Radiography SHOWDOWN and Veterinary DICOM Validation The results of the 2008 SHOWDOWN are available for your evaluation in the links below. The...
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Ultrasound

Ultrasound teleradiology is (largely) a fake!

Teleradiology has been marketed to veteriarians as a way to speed up the ultrasound education process or (in some cases) replace all the hours needed to learn ultrasound. Unfortunately, find that...
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Buying Veterinary Ultrasound Step 1: Know Thyself

 Many veterinarians buy expensive ultrasound machines and quickly realize it takes tremendous effort to master ultrasound. In many cases they find they do not have the time or desire and the...
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The Digital Practice

Stop the Integration Confusion

If you thought that buying a digital radiography machine was confusing – get ready to have your head spin. Even the people selling you integration are confused! At a recent trade show, ...
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Digital radiography is a hot topic in veterinary medicine. Every day there are new products and new vendor claims. It can be very difficult to sort through vendor mumbo jumbo and get unbiased information about veterinary digital radiography. The following are a number of different tutorials on important topcs related to veterinary digital radiography.

If you have any specific questions about a vendors products or would like to discuss your particular situation, please do not hesitate to contact us for assistance.

Secret Digital Special Sauce is What Really Counts
The Digital Purchase Price is Just the Start
The price of film and chemicals is going UP
2008 Digital Imaging Presentations and Podcasts
Navigating ROI Calculators
Making the case for CR
Guide to Purchasing a CCD DR Machine
Should you Lease or Finance your Digital Machine
Digitizing Film Radiographs for Teleradiology
10 Reasons why you will leave your teleradiology provider
Is FDA approval of your digital system important?
10 Biggest Mistakes in Capital Equipment Purchases
Open Source DICOM and PACS alternatives
Vendors Say the Darndest Things
Configuring a PC for veterinary digital radiography applications
Shopping 101: Quick tips to help you purchase a digital radiography system
Monitor Selection
Radiologists Stumped when asked CR vs. DR FPT vs. DR CCD
Where you buy is as important as what you buy!
Are you cooking your technicians? Radiation Safety 2007
Calibrate Your Viewing Monitor in 5 Minutes or Less
Installation Day Checklist
Guide to the ACVR Teleradiology Guidelines
The SOS Files: "Help My Digital System is Broken"
It's the LITTLE THINGS That Count with Digital Radiography
Ask around but don’t ask if they like their digital radiography system!
10 Ways Buying Digital Radiography is like Buying a Used Car
Why exported JPEGS and Teleradiology don't mix
Image Noise in Digital Radiography
Don't be Fooled - Bigger is not Always Better
A $2.99 dimmer switch may be your best digital radiographic investment
An Overview of Compression of Veterinary Digital Radiographic Images
CCD is DR - Clearing up Some Confusion
Animal Insides Digital Radiography Purchasing Checklist
An Introduction to resolution and LPMM (line pairs per millimeter)
Veterinary DICOM Attributes ("DICOM tags")
Dont get burned! Before your installation evaluate your network and X-ray Machine
Veterinary DICOM Validation
A Brief Introduction to PACS
CR vs. DR in a nutshell
What are the REAL Benefits of Digital Radiography
Using the "DICOM Send" Function in Veterinary Telemedicine
A Brief Introduction to DICOM
Vendor Lock-In in Veterinary Teleradiology
Broadband, Upload Speeds, and Teleradiology
THE Top Considerations when Purchasing a Digital Radiography System
PACS, Image Backup, and Your Legal Responsibilities as a Veterinarian
Q: Does it Matter how Your PACS Vendor Stores your Images? A:Only if You Let It!
Vendor Support and Service Contracts - The Great Differentiator
Evaluating Digital Image Quality in Veterinary Medicine

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Most Read Digital Imaging

Veterinary DICOM Validation

 The veterinary DICOM validation is an ongoing project where DICOM conformance by vendors...
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CR vs. DR in a nutshell

Everyone wants to know about digital radiography these days. This is good. Assuming you read the...
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What are the REAL Benefits of Digital Radiography

Recently, I have been getting alot of questions from veterinarians regarding digital...
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Industry Updates

Sound Tech Partners with WVC

November 3, 2008 - Carlsbad, CA—SOUND Technologies, the leader in veterinary digital...
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Simon Integrates with Impromed

SimonDR Announces Complete and Seamless Integration Between SimonDR's CCD Direct Radiography...
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Animal Insides Books

Radiation Safety and Non-manual Patient Restratint

Are your technicians panicked about radiation exposure? Let the panic subside with the new...
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Handbook of Contrast Radiography

The Handbook of Veterinary Contrast Radiography  Finally - a quick reference with everything...
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The Little Book of CT in Veterinary Medicine

 The Little Book of CT in Veterinary Medicine: A Practical Guide to CT Technique for...
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