“…it could not have had a better collaboration experience.”

As an equine surgeon and clinical researcher with a focus on the equine head, it is readily apparent that many diseases involve vasculature. Through a research project aimed at treatment of orosinus fistula, we became particularly interested in the vascular anatomy of the equine oral cavity. Information regarding vasculature anatomy beyond the major vessels was limited. We learnt of Dr. Scott Echols and his research into terminal vascular contrast agents through our mutual association with Epical Medical Imaging. Scott had a wealth of knowledge regarding the study of vasculature and we quickly began to collaborate on a project to use BriteVu in the horse. He was able to guide us in developing protocols and traveled to be on site to oversee the first ever perfusion trial in the horse using BriteVu. The BriteVu study was an outstanding success delivering amazing vascular detail that we desired for our research. Scott was instrumental to our success, guiding us in the procedure, reviewing CT images, and leading us to software engineers that could further develop our data. Scott has a genuine vested interest in the successful outcome of the project, and it could not have had a better collaboration experience.