We offer ultrasonography here at Riverside. An ultrasound machine uses sound waves to produce an internal image of the body and its organs. We routinely perform abdominal ultrasounds. This allows us to look at the internal structure of the body's organs such as the kidneys, liver, spleen, pancreas, stomach and intestines, and bladder. We can identify diseases or abnormalities and can obtain tissue samples of the organs for evaluation. It provides a less invasive way to see what's going on inside the body without surgery. We periodically do heart ultrasounds or echocardiograms. This allows us to look at the internal structure of the heart and its vessels. If an animal has heart disease or a heart murmur we can use the ultrasound to find out what is causing it and monitor its progression.
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