Ultra Sound
An ultrasound scan is a clinical test that utilizes high-frequency sound waves in order to captivate live pictures from within your body. It is also called sonography.
Ultrasound is utilized for several reasons that include:
- View the uterus and ovaries during pregnancy and screen the child's growth and its health
- Analyze gallbladder sickness
- Assess blood flow
- Guide a needle for biopsy or growth treatment
- Inspect a lump in the breast
- Take a look at your thyroid organ
- Identify genital and prostate issues
- Evaluate joint inflammation (synovitis)
- Assess metabolic bone disease
Types of Ultrasound techniques
Different ultrasound techniques exist for different conditions.
- Hysterosonography
- Obstetric Ultrasound
- Ultrasound - Abdomen
- Ultrasound - Abdomen (Children)
- Ultrasound - Breast
- Ultrasound - Carotid
- Ultrasound - General
- Ultrasound - Musculoskeletal
- Ultrasound - Pelvis
- Ultrasound - Prostate
- Ultrasound - Scrotum
- Ultrasound - Thyroid
- Ultrasound - Venous (Extremities)
- Ultrasound-Guided Breast Biopsy
Ultrasound is painless. Yet, you might encounter mild discomfort as the sonographer guides the transducer over your body, particularly if you're expected to have a full bladder, or places it into your body.
A regular ultrasound test takes from 30 minutes to 60 minutes.