Advance Method to Diagnose a Medical Issue

An ultrasound scan, also known as a sonogram, is a method that obtains images of internal organs using high-frequency sound waves and without the need for radiation. An ultrasound scan can identify masses such as breast cancer, fibroid, kidney stones, causes of uterine bleeding, or the sex and health condition of a fetus. There are different types of ultrasound scans are external, internal, and endoscopic, depending on the part of the body to examine. Placing the transducer on the skin and moving it over the body part that is to be examined is the external ultrasound. A gel is applied to the skin to facilitate smooth movement of the transducer and to ensure that there is continuous contact between the transducer sensor and the skin. The common uses of an external ultrasound scan are the examination of the developing fetus in the pregnant mother’s uterus, the reproductive organs, heart, liver, gallbladder, and kidneys. Putting an ultrasound probe into the vagina or rectum is the internal ultrasound; the process common known as the trans-vaginal probe, which enables better visualization of the uterus even if the bladder is empty.

While the trans-rectal ultrasound enables more detailed examination of the prostate gland and can include targeted biopsy of the prostate. There is usually no pain with internal ultrasound, but you can feel discomfort during the ultrasound process. As technology has advanced, new ultrasound methods have emerged, such as 3D and 4D ultrasounds. Although 2D ultrasounds are typically sufficient to diagnose a medical issue or to measure baby sex, development, and health, the new 3D and 4D ultrasounds offer more visibility than regular 2D ultrasounds, which only show a flat image on a screen. The abdominal ultrasound may be use to investigate abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, abnormal sounds and lumps. Structures to be examined may include the gallbladder, bile ducts, liver, pancreas, spleen, kidneys and large blood vessels. Structures that contain air cannot be examined easily by ultrasound because air prevents the transfer of the sound waves. A 3D ultrasound takes thousands of pictures at once. 3D ultrasound makes a 3D image that is almost as clear as a photograph. Some providers use this kind of ultrasound to make sure your baby’s organs are growing and developing normally.

Ultrasound may use to check for problems in the uterus. The ultrasound technologist will place some gel onto your skin to provide better contact between your body and the ultrasound probe. They will then place the hand-held probe on your skin above the area of your body, organ or tissue that studied. Ultrasounds are often use when doctors suspect a problem and think that it is an area that the ultrasound will be able to view. The determining the blood flow through the heart, imaging breast tissue, internal organs, tissues and blood flow throughout the body, and guiding biopsy needles can be examine by ultrasound. Ultrasound is safe for you and your baby when done by healthcare professionals like obstetricians or a diagnostic medical sonographer. If your pregnancy is healthy, ultrasound is good at ruling out problems, but not as good at finding them. It may miss some birth defects. Sometimes false alarms can cause worry for parents, a routine ultrasound may suggest that there is a birth defect when there really is not one. Ultrasound and follow-up tests often show that the baby is healthy.