Dr Angela Hartman, Diplomate American College of Veterinary Radiology and Ex Senior Lecturer Radiology,
Massey University, New Zealand visited, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary & Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, for five days. Dr Hartman trained the faculty and Post graduate students in the field of specialized imaging procedures in veterinary patients. The training programme included lectures on Ultrasonography, Doppler ultrasonography, Computerized Radiography and CT imaging.
The new techniques learnt by the faculty and the PG students included ultrasonography of the eye to diagnose various conditions like retinal detachment and eye tumors. This training was aimed to refine the skills of the faculty on advanced ultrasonographic imaging in small animals. The importance of CT scan in the diagnosis of various conditions of horses and small animals was also discussed.
Dr. Jitender Mohindroo, Professor and Head, Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology informed that the Department is recognized as Center of Advanced Faculty Training by the ICAR and the faculty has excelled in the field of Diagnostic imaging. Various soft tissue disorders in large and small animal patients are being diagnosed by 
state of art instruments and expert scientists at GADVASU. The training will greatly benefit the farming community of Punjab and the pet owners who bring their animals from Punjab and neighboring states. We are also regularly training the field veterinarians from Punjab and will disseminate what has been learned during this training program. This will also strengthen the Network Center for Diagnostic Imaging operational at GADVASU, he added. Dr Simrat Sagar Singh, Dean Post Graduate Studies informed that this training will go a long way in developing collaborations with foreign scientists. The visit by the eminent scientist from New Zealand will further help the faculty and students to gain exposure to the advanced concepts which will help in early and accurate diagnosis of various affections in veterinary patients.
