WAVE: We Are Veterinary Education

WAVE: We Are Veterinary Education The best in veterinary education. Raising the level of veterinary care through quality education.

Our mission is to help raise the level of veterinary care through quality education, and to treat our customers, teaching staff, and animals with kindness and respect. The purpose behind our Classes is to give you the building blocks necessary to gain confidence and proficiency in creating diagnostic scans. We offer group didactic and hands on continuing education, private in clinic instruction, small group in clinic instruction and can customize education programs to suit your needs.

Wondering what services we offer? Join one of our in person scanning courses! Visit www.waveveted.com for more informati...
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Cardiac Immersion course starts next week!Sign up now at www.waveveted.com
10/17/2025

Cardiac Immersion course starts next week!

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Interested in learning ultrasound or fine tuning your skills? We offer both in person and online courses! For more infor...
10/10/2025

Interested in learning ultrasound or fine tuning your skills?
We offer both in person and online courses!
For more information and to register, visit www.waveveted.com


Interested in learning ultrasound or fine tuning your skills? We offer both in person and online courses! For more infor...
10/01/2025

Interested in learning ultrasound or fine tuning your skills?
We offer both in person and online courses!
For more information and to register, visit www.waveveted.com


Interested in learning ultrasound or fine tuning your skills? We offer both in person and online courses! For more info...
09/26/2025

Interested in learning ultrasound or fine tuning your skills?
We offer both in person and online courses!
For more information and to register, visit www.waveveted.com


Echo Image of the MonthAliasing is a phenomenon that occurs when the color flow velocity exceeds the Nyquist limit (numb...
09/19/2025

Echo Image of the Month

Aliasing is a phenomenon that occurs when the color flow velocity exceeds the Nyquist limit (number on each side of the color bar).

The image below shows color flow aliasing in with mitral regurgitation on a right parasternal long axis view. The aliasing velocity on each side of the color bar is set at 80 cm/sec. This means that any blood flow that exceeds the velocity of 80 cm/sec in either direction will alias and color will mix reds and blues creating a mosaic pattern.

1. Why is the recommended aliasing velocity during an echo exam almost always between 70 and 90 when evaluating regurgitant flows?
This maintains a consistent aliasing velocity from study to study and between patients.

2. What effect would a lower Nyquist Limit have?
A lower Nyquist limit will entrain lower flow velocities into the aliased (mosaic) signal. This will overestimate the size of the regurgitant jet. The aliasing velocity in this image below is 40cm/sec. Notice that the size of the mitral regurgitant jet has increased and the severity of regurgitation will be overestimated based on this information.

3. What effect would a higher Nyquist Limit have?
A higher Nyquist limit will not entrain flow into an aliased signal until it is higher than the NL and a regurgitant jet may be underestimated.

Soft Tissue Case of the Month: • 4 year old German Shepherd M/N• Presented for lethargy, anorexia, abdominal pain• Abdom...
09/17/2025

Soft Tissue Case of the Month:
 
• 4 year old German Shepherd M/N
• Presented for lethargy, anorexia, abdominal pain
• Abdominal radiographs are suspicious for an abdominal mass in the region of the spleen.
 
What is your diagnosis?
 
Abdominal ultrasound showed abnormalities of the spleen.
The spleen is enlarged and hypoechoic, with diffuse dilated sinusoid, creating a “lacy” appearance.  No blood flow is noted on color Doppler evaluation (small flashes of color superimposed over the spleen are from motion rather than true vasculature in the splenic parenchyma
 
These changes are consistent with a splenic torsion.  In this condition, the spleen rotates on its vascular pedicle.  The thin-walled splenic vein becomes occluded while the thicker walled splenic artery may still allow some blood to enter.  Blood enters the spleen but cannot leave, causing splenic congestion and splenomegaly.  On ultrasound the dilated splenic sinusoids result in an enlarged, congested, and hypoechoic spleen with minimal to no vascular flow. Doppler ultrasound is key in making this diagnosis.  

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Our mission is to help raise the level of veterinary care through quality education, and to treat our customers, teaching staff, and animals with kindness and respect. The purpose behind our Classes is to give you the building blocks necessary to gain confidence and proficiency in creating diagnostic scans. We offer group didactic and hands on continuing education, private in clinic instruction, small group in clinic instruction and can customize education programs to suit your needs.