Using Ultrasound for Special Examination of Medical Conditions
Procur ing an ultrasound doesn't have to be a terrifying experience. Here are some trivia about ultrasound and how it assists in learning about your body.
Ultrasound imaging uses sound waves that propogate from a sound head (the part of the ultrasound machine that produces the sound waves) through your skin and into your body. The waves bounce off your internal organs and back to the device. The waves that bounce back create a shape that follows the shape of the organs and whatever else it bounced from.
Ultrasound has greatly helped in the accurate diagnosis of medical problems like the presence of stones in the kidney and gallbladder, presence of tumors and heart-related problems. Because it produces a picture of the inside of your body, this means the doctor doesn't require to perform surgery on you just to be able to see what's wrong inside your body.
As with any other medical procedure, taking ultrasound images should only be done by a specially skilled person. If not used properly, ultrasound can damage your body.
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