NEW MRI MACHINE ARRIVES THROUGH THE ROOF OF THE WCVM

摘要

The world's first magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine specifically developed for companion animals made a dramatic entrance at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) on May 29, 2002. A crane lowered the MRI unit's 10 000-kilogram magnet through a hatch in the roof of WCVM's new MRI and Radiation Therapy Centre. This new addition will make the WCVM the first Canadian veterinary teaching hospital to operate an MRI unit that is entirely dedicated to companion animal health imaging. “This opens up new learning opportunities for our students and faculty. It also gives our clients and their pets access to the most advanced diagnostic and therapeutic services in veterinary medicine,” says Dr. Alexander Livingston, past dean of the WCVM.