What we do
We are radiologists who provide diagnostic MRI consultation to veterinarians. With world-class training, specialized focus, and decades of experience, we offer exceptional diagnostic accuracy and true STAT service to give you the answers you need.
Are you looking to get an MRI for your patient or pet?
Visit our sister company, Sage Veterinary Imaging - offering human-quality MRI for pets in the greater Austin area and Round Rock, Texas.
We are radiologists who provide diagnostic MRI consultation to veterinarians. With world-class training, specialized focus, and decades of experience, we offer exceptional diagnostic accuracy and true STAT service to give you the answers you need.
Are you looking to get an MRI for your patient or pet?
Visit our sister company, Sage Veterinary Imaging - offering human-quality MRI for pets in the greater Austin area and Round Rock, Texas.
We are committed to training the next generation of MRI specialists to lead our profession into the future
Now offering 5 week online interactive MRI fellowships - 60 credits (RACE)
Please visit our MRI Vets Community page to access articles about MRI sequences, positioning, and our MRiPedia archive of past cases.
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Jaime Sage, DVM, MS, DACVR Chief Radiologist & Founder — Curriculum Vitae DVM - Texas A&M | Residency - Ohio State Dr. Sage was born and raised in Round Rock, and received her veterinary training at Texas A&M. After completing a radiology residency, she received further training as an MRI specialist with Patrick Gavin, PhD, DACVR/RO who wrote the definitive textbook on the subject, and is often cited as one of the early pioneers of Veterinary MRI. In 2019, Dr. Sage was voted president-elect of the CT/MRI society of the American College of Veterinary Radiology. Dr. Sage has issued over 20,000 MRI reports over the past fifteen years, and is frequently invited to lecture on the subject at meetings and conferences worldwide. |
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Rita Echandi, DVM, DACVR Radiologist — Curriculum Vitae DVM - Ohio State | Residency - U. Tenn Dr. Echandi received her DVM from Ohio State University in 2003. After completing her radiology residency in 2007 from the University of Tennesee, she then accepted an assistant professor position in the radiology department of Ohio State University. In 2009, Dr. Echandi joined Animal Imaging in Dallas, a 3T MRI facility, where she served as medical director, radiation safety officer, and managed the I-131 program. Dr. Echandi joined MRI Vets and sister company, Sage Veterinary Imaging in 2021. |
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Patrick R. Gavin, DVM, PhD, DACVR/RO, left us on June 26th, 2019 and will be greatly missed. He was Professor Emeritus in Veterinary Radiology, Washington State University, and mentor to scores of veterinarians. Dr. Gavin was the founder of MRI Vets, and had over 30 years of experience with MRI as a diagnostic modality for animals. Since the inception of MRI Vets in 2002, he reviewed over 100,000 cases and continued to review more than 200 per month, even after retirement in 2015. Dr. Gavin was the author of several veterinary texts, including Practical Small Animal MRI, published by Wiley Press. He resided in Sandpoint, Idaho. |
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Please see Our Services page for pricing, turnaround times, and more. To send us a case, please visit our contact page. Also, please visit our FAQ for Veterinarians or our FAQ for Animal Owners. We also offer MRI fellowship training.