2017 Azbee Awards of Excellence
Category
Print > Technical Article > Central
Awarded to
Maureen Blaney Flietner, Writer; Ben Williams, Editor
Entry details
Going to New Heights, Widths, and Depths
Issue date (if applicable): 2/1/2016
Publication name: Trends magazine
Publishing company: American Animal Hospital Association
Website home page: http://www.aaha.org
Please describe the publication's mission and readership:
Trends is a publication of the American Animal Hospital Association, which is an accreditation body for veterinary hospitals that voluntarily adhere to AAHA's high standards of care. Trends covers practice management, human resources, technology, finance, legal and other issues related to operating a successful veterinary practice.
It is consistently ranked as one of the top benefits for AAHA members, and each month has top-notch articles to engage the entire practice team.
Please describe the enterprising work that went into this entry and its significance or impact on readers:
3-D printing has long been the bailiwick of Makers and technology enthusiasts. But it is also being used in the field of veterinary medicine. The writer looked into what veterinary schools and practices were doing with 3-D printing technology, and she found that veterinarians are changing pets' lives with it.
Using CT scans and MRI imagery, veterinarians can create a detailed digital model of an animal's bones and tissue. And in some cases where a pet has a tumor in a sensitive area such as around the eye, the 3-D model can help the team plan out surgeries in great detail.
This article describes some specific cases in which the technology has been used, and also takes a look at this fascinating technology itself.
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Going to New Heights, Widths, and Depths
Category
Print > Technical Article > Central
Description
Publication name:
Trends magazine
Company:
American Animal Hospital Association
Winner Status
- Regional Silver Award
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