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TECHNOLOGY IN VETERINARY MEDICINE

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Abstract There have been many changes in society over the years, but the biggest one is technology and the many things that come with it. In fact, the American Veterinary Medical Association, AVMA, exclaims that today’s veterinarians are the only doctors educated well enough to protect the health of both animals and people. ​Some of the newest advancements in veterinary medicine are laparoscopy, microfracture detection, 3D printing, recombinant DNA, MRIs, and ultrasounds.​ Specifically, ​one of the biggest technology developments today is 3D printing. It is used almost everywhere for many different projects. In veterinary medicine, 3D printing has allowed for a veterinarian to create animal bone models gathered from the information of computed tomography scans (CT Scan). They also allow for the veterinarian to not only see the brain scans, but also see images of an animal's bone and soft tissue structures prior to surgery. Anesthesia has also impacted the veterinary field over the years. Before the anesthesia commonly used today, most dogs and cats would be given an injection of pentobarbital, (a sedative used to help a patient relax before surgery and or any medical procedures). Anesthesia used for animals today, is nearly the same that is used on humans. ​These advancements in technology have lead to faster diagnoses and better treatment plans for animals. ​Veterinarians have progressively been able to make an animal comfortable with their surroundings through the years with the evolving technology available to them. Keywords: ​technology developments, 3D printing, veterinary medicine, anesthesia