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Medical ultrasonography - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Obstetric ultrasonography - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Compiled by Dr. Joseph Woo.
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The main use of ultrasonography are in the following areas: ... Obstetric Ultrasound is the use of ultrasound scans in pregnancy. Since its introduction in the late 1950’s ultrasonography has become a very useful diagnostic tool in Obstetrics.
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Definition of ultrasonography in the Medical Dictionary. ultrasonography explanation. Information about ultrasonography in Free online English dictionary. What is ultrasonography? Meaning of ultrasonography medical term. ... Frequencies in the range of 1 million to 10 million hertz are used in diagnostic ultrasonography.
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Overview: Ultrasonography is an ideal clinical tool for determining the source of abdominal pain. It can simplify the differential diagnosis of abdominal pain, especially when pain and tenderness are present over the site of disease. ... Even if ultrasonography reveals no obvious etiology, it can facilitate diagnosis...
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Ultrasonography can be used to evaluate pelvic pain, a common presentation in the emergency department. It evaluates emergent entities such as ovarian cysts and rupture, tubo-ovarian abscesses, uterine fibroids, ectopic pregnancy, uterine rupture, and even ovarian torsion.
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Ultrasonography of the breast ... Breast ultrasonography may be used with mammography or by itself. ... Ultrasonography may be used to detect and classify breast lesions in the following types of women:
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Doppler ultrasonography examines the blood flow in the major arteries and veins in the arms and legs with the use of ultrasound (high-frequency sound waves that echo off the body).
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