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Now, an easy way to add MRI, CT, and ultrasoundto your practice (radiologists included)!Advanced Veterinary Imaging Direct (AVID) is a new outpatient medical imaging serviceat the Veterinary Medical Center. AVID gives your practice direct access to the mostadvanced imaging technology for veterinary use in the nation – with anesthesiaprovided by the VMC’s anesthesia group and consultation and interpretation providedby the VMC’s team of board-certified radiologists. We are committed to providing thekind of service your clients have come to expect from your practice.Call us at 612-624-9583 or visit www.vmc.umn.edu/avid to learn how your patientscan benefit from Advanced Veterinary Imaging Direct.How to use AVIDStart by submitting an Online Imaging Request form.Go to www.vmc.umn.edu/a.vmc.umn.edu/avidvid to complete theform or access printable forms. The AVID Web sitealso has information about payment policies andapproximate costs, directions to the VeterinaryMedical Center, and details about the followingprocedures available through AVID:• Computed tomography (CT) scan• Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)• Ultrasound or ultrasound with biopsy• Special procedures (cystourethrography, dynamicesophagography, fluoroscopy, intravenousurography, upper GI series)Should you choose MRI or CT?Our radiologists have prepared guidelines tohelp you decide. Visit the AVID Web site atwww.vmc.umn.edu/avid to view or download acopy, or call 612-624-9583.Advanced Veterinary Imaging Directwww.vmc.umn.edu/avid612-624-9583
Providing your patients withurgent/emergency care 24/7• It’s Sunday, and a dog needs an emergencyendoscopy for an esophageal foreign body removal.• A cat is hit by a car at 1 a.m. and needs ventilatorysupport with 24-hour critical monitoring.• A pet needs a chest tube or tracheostomy —on a holiday.The VMC’s emergency/critical care team is composed ofveterinarians and certified veterinary technicians experienced inemergency/critical care.Stabilizing the patient is theemergency room’s primarygoal.Caring, profofessional emergency care is available ailable 24 hoursa day, , 7 days a weekeek, , 365 days a year at the Univniverersity ofMinnesota Veterinarerinary y Medical Center er (VMC).Why y is the VMC your best choice? Here’s what we e offer:er:• A team of experienced, board-certified emergency/criticalcare specialists• A full staff of certified veterinary technicians, many withspecialty credentials in emergency and critical care• A fully equipped and staffed intensive care unit with multipletemperature-controlled oxygen cages, mechanical ventilation,and continuous ECG/blood pressure monitoring• The support of the VMC’s 13 specialty services forcontinuing care• A licensed social worker with extended hours to providesupport with difficult cases• A Clinical Investigation Center that provides patientsaccess to cutting-edge research protocols for select cases• Fees consistent with other regional urgent care facilitiesConsider us your afterer-hour-hours s backup up team!Give your clients our direct emergency number:612-625-9711An ultrasound in the ER helps the clinician detect cavity fluid.The Veterinarerinary y Medical Center er is located on the St. PaulCampus of the Univniverersity of Minnesota, just west of theMinnesota State Fairgrairgrounds.The intensive care unit can house up to 40 critical patients.
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