We have all seen the pictures of pregnant women
getting an ultrasound check with the help of sonography
Systems from the
doctor. Medical ultrasound, also known as sonography or ultrasonography is
widely used to form an image of the fetus to check on the progress of the
fetus, apart from this widespread use, ultrasound
has many applications.
What is
ultrasound?
Medical ultrasound is used to see internal body
structures such as the internal blood organs, muscles, joints, tendons, and
blood vessels. The main aim of getting an ultrasound done is to find the source
of a disease. The famous obstetric ultrasound is the practice of examining
pregnant women using a Voluson Ultrasound
System.
Applications of ultrasound
Given below are the lists of applications where ultrasound is used.
1. Anesthesiology
Ultrasound is used to guide
anesthesiologists with injecting the needle near the nerves.
2. Cardiology
Ultrasound is used as
echocardiography to check the function of the heart ventricles/ valves and to
check the dilation of the parts of the heart.
3. Gastroenterology/Colorectal surgery
Ultrasound is used to image solid
organs of the abdomen such as the aorta, pancreases, inferior vena cava, gallbladder, kidneys, liver, spleen, and bile
ducts.
4. Angiology
Ultrasound is used to diagnose
venous or arterial disease all over the body with the help of a Esaote Ultrasound
System.
Other areas where ultrasound is used
are ophthalmology (eyes), nephrology (kidneys), pulmonology (lungs),
otolaryngology (head and neck), urology (urinary), gynecology (female pelvic
organs), obstetrics (pregnancy), scrotal (testicles),
musculoskeletal (soft tissues and bone surfaces) and in neonatology.
