1- It aids in the diagnosis of internal organ infections, pain, and swelling as well as the examination of a fetus in expectant mothers. Ultrasound is a frequent tool physicians use to assess newborns' hips, spine, and brain.
2- Real-time imaging is possible using ultrasound. This makes it a useful instrument for directing less invasive treatments like fluid aspiration and needle biopsies.
3- Soft tissues that are difficult to see on X-ray pictures can be seen using ultrasound scanning.
4-can aid in diagnosing diseases including those of the liver or kidneys.
1- Gases and air cause disruptions to ultrasound waves. As a result, ultrasonography is not the best imaging method for the air-filled colon or organs that the bowel obscures.
2- Ultrasound can only view the outside of skeletal structures due to its inability to penetrate bone, except for babies, whose bones have more cartilage than those of older children or adults. Doctors usually employ alternative imaging modalities, such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), to see the inside structure of bones or specific joints.
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References
Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) and American College of Radiology (ACR) (no date) General ultrasound, Radiologyinfo.org. Available at: https://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info/genus#:~:text=Ultrasound%20imaging%20uses%20sound%20waves,brain%2C%20hips%2C%20and%20spine.
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