If you are being given one, your technician will apply a gel medium to the area of your body to be examined and then press a small hand-held device, called a transducer, against the area. This transducer sends and receives sound waves that are then sent to a computer to create an image of the area being looked at.
These images can be of many different parts of the body, to examine, diagnose, and monitor a variety of conditions. They are frequently used to see below the skin for evaluation of lumps and organs. They can be used to see the thyroid gland, liver or other parts of abdomen, and can be used to look at blood vessels and blood flow, and to look at the heart as an echocardiogram. They are widely used during pregnancy to monitor the development of the fetus. We do not offer pregnancy-related ultrasounds at our clinic.
