Timely, quality small animal ultrasonography, offering a vet-to-vet service, covering the Extended Inner South Eastern suburbs of Melbourne.
Albert Park | Beaumaris | Bentleigh | Bentleigh East | Black Rock | Brighton | Brighton East | Carnegie | Caulfield Area | Chadstone | Cheltenham | Clayton | Elwood | Glen Huntly | Glen Iris | Hampton | Malvern | Malvern East | Mentone | Middle Park | Moorabbin | Oakleigh | Ormond | Port Melbourne | Ripponlea | South Melbourne | St Kilda
Also servicing Lort Smith Animal Hospital and The Lost Dogs’ Home in North Melbourne
Our Approach
We provide an expert mobile diagnostic ultrasound service for our referring vets, striving to be available, friendly and straightforward in our approach.
A limited scan of the thorax and heart is included with all comprehensive scans at no additional cost. Targeted evaluations are also offered.
Services we provide
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A detailed examination of abdominal organs and peritoneal cavity including kidneys, urinary bladder, adrenal glands, liver, gallbladder, spleen, pancreas, gastrointestinal tract, internal reproductive organs and major abdominal lymph nodes.
A limited assessment of the chest cavity for presence of pleural fluid, consolidated lung tissue, pericardial fluid and a subjective assessment of the appearance of the heart, with basic echocardiography being performed where relevant.
Detailed Echocardiography can also be bundled with a Comprehensive Scan for a more complete evaluation.
Fine needle aspirates and diagnostic centesis samples are included (within reason).
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Detailed Echocardiography is available to clinics in the South Eastern Suburbs.
Detailed Echocardiography involves use of dedicated cardiac probes, employing Pulse Wave, Continuous Wave, Colour Doppler, and Tissue Doppler Imaging to best evaluate heart function and to guide management.
Detailed Echocardiography can also be bundled with a Comprehensive Scan for a more complete evaluation.
Look for the ❤️ on the “Availability” calendar.
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Where a specific organ or system is in question, a targeted scan is offered at a reduced fee. Fine needle aspirate or centesis of one area is included. An additional fee applies to therapeutic centesis procedures. Examples of where this may apply include:
Basic echocardiography (suited to ACVIM staging myxomatous mitral valve disease in dogs, identifying DCM in dogs and staging feline heart disease)
Urinary tract sonography for cystitis cases and renal disease
Prostatomegaly investigation
Assessment and needle aspiration of consolidated peripheral lung tissue identified on X ray, or diagnostic/therapeutic centesis of a pleural effusion
Repeated, targeted scans of previously identified issues
Pregnancy diagnosis
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A targeted scan of the gastrointestinal tract with the aim of answering the question: “Is there an obstruction?”
Suited to young, acutely vomiting patients, where there is not a likelihood of disease in other organs.
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Drainage of pleural, pericardial or peritoneal effusions for a therapeutic purpose.
Performed in addition to a comprehensive or targeted scan.
Dr Byron von Hoff
Bachelor of Veterinary Science
Graduate Certificate Small Animal Ultrasound Abdominal
GP Certificate Cardiology
Byron graduated from the University of Melbourne in 2007 with a Bachelor of Veterinary Science. He worked as a small animal general practice veterinarian in busy clinics around Melbourne’s South East for 10 years, and then divided his attention between GP and emergency medicine until 2021.
Throughout his career Byron has worked to hone his skills in ultrasonography, being fortunate to have gained a wealth of experience and knowledge through frequent use and study. He has interests in internal medicine and cardiology.
In 2021 he took his passion for sonography on the road, in the form of Melbourne Mobile Veterinary Sonography, aiming to provide timely, affordable, quality ultrasonography to local GP and emergency vet clinics. He enjoys being able to employ his knowledge and skill in providing this useful puzzle piece in medical work-ups.
Dr Amy Chidgey
Bachelor of Science
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
Graduate Certificate Small Animal Ultrasound Abdominal
Amy graduated from The University of Melbourne in 2016 with a Bachelor of Science and a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine.
She has worked in busy GP clinics cross Melbourne, loving the variety the job has to offer, and thriving on getting the best outcome for each patient and their owners. Taking things out of her comfort zone, Amy has also undertaken some volunteer stints at a desexing clinic in Fiji and a veterinary clinic in the Galápagos Islands, highlights of her career so far!
During her time in general practice, she began forming an interest in diagnostic imaging and completed a Graduate Certificate of Small Animal Abdominal Ultrasonography in 2023. The interest developed into a passion as she realised this was something she wanted to do on a regular basis. Amy has been putting her skills to good use in helping vets and their patients around Melbourne since joining MMVS in 2024.