Medical Imaging

Staff
Radiologists:
Kari Anderson, DVM, DACVR, Division Head
Dan Feeney, DVM, MS, DACVR
Tsuyoshi Murakami, DVM, DACVR
Chris Ober, DVM, DACVR
Laura Ziegler, DVM, DACVR

Residents:
Sarah Tibbs, BVSc, Resident until 2010
Christopher Warrington, DVM, Resident until 2012 

Technician Supervisors:
Brenda Mielke, CVT, Floor supervisor

Technician/Technologist/Support Staff:
JoAnn Anderson
Brent Bassett, CVT (Rad)
Daniel E. Cronk, LVT (PACS, NM, CT)
Tracy Flannery, CVT (CT, Rad, I131)
Dick Hermes, CVT (US)
Greg Knoblauch, CVT (CT, Rad)
Marcia Kocourek
Debra Rue, CVT, RN (US)
Susan Steward, RT (MR)
Andrea Zins, CVT (US)

Contact
(612) 625-1200 (regular hours)
Use the After Hours phone line after 4:30 and on weekends.

Website: http://www.cvm.umn.edu/vetrad
Website: http://www.vmc.umn.edu/avid/default.cfm - Advanced Veterinary Imaging Direct

Outpatient services
* OFA hips and elbows
* PennHIP evaluation
* Noninvasive ultrasound procedures (general abdomen, pregnancy evaluation)
* PKD screening
* Diagnostic interpretation of radiographic and special procedures (including digital images), CT, MRI, and US studies from regional practices
Inpatient services
*Diagnostic computed radiography
Special procedures:
- Angiography
- Cystourethrography
- Esophagography
- Fistulography
- Intravenous urography
- Myelography
- Upper GI Series
- Barium enema
- Vaginography
- Arthrography
Diagnostic and interventional fluoroscopy
Computed tomography
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Feline hyperthyroid treatment
Radionuclide imaging for small and large animal patients:
- Bone scintigraphy
- Portal scintigraphy (for PSS)
- Thyroid scintigraphy
- GFR scintigraphy
- And others
External beam radiation therapy
Diagnostic and interventional ultrasonography

Special equipment
* Kodak Computed Radiography (CR) for both small and large animal patients
* Kodak Picture Archiving and Communications System (PACS)
* GE Logic 9 ultrasound machine with full Doppler harmonic and 3D capabilities
* Siemens Sequoia ultrasound machine with full Doppler, harmonic and 3D capabilities
* ATL Apogee 800 ultrasound machine with full Doppler capabilities
* Toshiba EccoCee ultrasound machine with Doppler capabilities
* General Electric CT/e spiral CT scanner
* General Electric MRI; Signa HDx 3.0T MRI scanner
* Picker isocentric telecobalt radiotherapy unit
* NuCam gamma camera (Diagnostic Services) and Segami workstation with imaging capability for both small and large animal patients
* Schimadzu Platinum One digital fluoroscopy unit

Useful information
Ultrasound can be done on an outpatient basis, during normal ultrasound appointment slots (M-F, 9:30 am ? 3:30 pm). This service includes the full abdominal scan, a phone call from radiologist to the referring DVM, and a faxed written report. Outpatient referral ultrasounds are not done on weekends or after hours. Due to variation in caseload, please call and make an appointment for outpatient ultrasounds. Outpatient ultrasounds can usually be performed within one to two days from the request. If an emergency ultrasound is needed, the patient should be referred to the appropriate VMC clinician.
Fine needle aspirates or biopsies are not done on an outpatient referral basis.
Animals that may need to be sedated, needing fine needle aspirates or biopsies must come through a VMC clinician.
Outpatient US Phone Number: (612) 624-9583