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- Ultrasound - Mayo Clinic
Diagnostic ultrasound is a safe procedure that uses low-power sound waves There are no known risks Ultrasound is a valuable tool, but it has limitations Sound waves don't travel well through air or bone This means ultrasound isn't effective at imaging body parts that have gas in them or are hidden by bone, such as the lungs or head
- Abdominal ultrasound - Mayo Clinic
An abdominal ultrasound is a medical imaging test that uses sound waves to see inside the belly area, also called the abdomen It's the preferred screening test for abdominal aortic aneurysm But the test may be used to diagnose or rule out many other health conditions
- Echocardiogram - Mayo Clinic
The ultrasound wand goes through the catheter and moves near the heart The wand gives off sound waves It records the sound waves that bounce back from the heart A computer changes the information into moving images The images are seen on a monitor A healthcare professional watches your oxygen level during the test Stress echocardiogram
- Ultrasound - Doctors Departments - Mayo Clinic
Ultrasound, Ablation therapy, Percutaneous valve procedure, Endovenous thermal ablation, Vasovagal syncope, Seizure , H eart arrhythmia, Atrial fibrillation, Ventricular tachycardia Show more areas of focus for Samuel J Asirvatham, M D
- Ultrasound-Guided Injection Clinic - Overview - Mayo Clinic
Using ultrasound to examine and assess excess fluid, highly trained Ultrasound-Guided Injection Clinic physicians insert a needle into the affected area and draw fluid into a syringe In most cases both the aspiration and an injection of corticosteroid medication can be done in the same procedure
- Carotid ultrasound - Mayo Clinic
The ultrasound technician may use a Doppler ultrasound, which shows blood flowing through the arteries In a Doppler ultrasound, the rate of blood flow is translated into a graph There have been many advances in carotid ultrasounds to improve the quality and resolution of the images A carotid ultrasound usually takes about 30 minutes
- Fetal ultrasound - Mayo Clinic
The image below is from a 3D fetal ultrasound This type of ultrasound can make images that are clearer and more detailed than standard fetal ultrasound images A 3D fetal ultrasound is sometimes used to detect facial problems, bone problems or neural tube defects Some companies offer 3D ultrasounds outside of medical settings
- Endoscopic ultrasound - Mayo Clinic
Endoscopic ultrasound is a procedure that combines endoscopy and ultrasound to create images of the digestive tract and nearby organs and tissues It also is called EUS During EUS, a thin, flexible tube called an endoscope is placed in the digestive tract
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