5 REASONS WHY ULTRASOUND IMAGING IS AMAZING

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• 5 REASONS WHY ULTRASOUND IMAGING IS AMAZING
• Ultrasound are sound waves or vibrations having
  ultrasonic frequency (gt20,000Hz), which are
  beyond the limit of human's ability of hearing.
  In medical terminologies Ultrasound Imaging,
  which is also known as diagnostic sonography or
  ultrasonography, is a diagnostic imaging
  technique used to create images of internal body
  structures such as muscles, tendons, blood
  vessels, joints and internal organs. It is used
  to unearth the source of a disease which helps
  in diagnosis and treatment of the disease.
• Here are 5 reasons why Ultrasound Imaging is
  quite useful and it is also very safe to go
  through an Ultrasound Imaging test
• Radiation free
• Unlike other types of diagnostic imaging, such as
  x-rays, Ultrasound Imaging does not use any type
  of high-energy ionized radiation to create images
  inside of your body.
• However a low amount of radiation is used in most
  types of imaging(X-rays CT) but Ultrasound
  Imaging completely eliminates this concern as it
  based on sound waves.
• Point of Care
• A Radiologist is a doctor specialised in imaging,
  performs the ultrasound scan, holds a hand-held
  device called a transducer which looks like a
  wand. This device is placed on the patient's
  skin and swiped slowly over the skin, the
  ultrasonic waves travel through fluids and soft
  tissues and it echoes or bounces back off denser
  surfaces and creates images of inner parts of
  your body. Latest generation machines are
  compatible, easy to handle and moved to point of
  care such as bed side and ER. Repeated imaging is
  required in few situations, and ultrasound is
  one of the best tool in monitoring.
• Minimal discomfort
• You might feel minimal discomfort during the
  ultrasound scan as the due to the coupling gel
  used which can be sticky sometimes. The scan does
  not cause pain as it is gently applied and you
  don't need to be concerned about it even if if
  study takes considerable time as it has no long
  term effects on your body. You can do all your
  work normally after finishing the ultrasound
  scan.
• Rapid diagnosis
• Ultrasound scan fastens the diagnosing process
  and it can show live images on the screen
  attached to the scanner. Depending on the type of
  examination, it usually takes time between 10 to
  20 minutes. After that you can get your result
  immediately and make a follow-up appointment
  with the doctor for the reports. The doctor
  detects the cause of the disease with the help
  of the results and the treatment can be done
  quickly.Some of the diagnostic procedures such
  as biopsies( Process of taking a small sample) or
  fluid drainage are done using ultrasound scan,
  making the procedure more precise and less
  painful.
• Most popular in pregnancy scan

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Ultrasound scan is mostly used during pregnancy
as it does not harm the fetus in any way. It
aids from the earliest confirmation of pregnancy,
ploidy( number of fetuses) , due dates, rule out
ectopic pregnancies and position of the fetus. It
has the ability to detect many potential issues
such as birth defects, monitor development and
growth of the fetus, placental issues and
identifying pregnancies at risk at the earliest.