What is Ultrasound Imaging?
Ultrasound imaging, also called ultrasonography or diagnostic sonography, is a medical imaging technique which involves exposing part of the body to high-frequency sound waves to produce pictures and video clips of internal body structures, and can be used to find disease pathology within the soft tissues, organs and blood vessels of the body. Unlike other imaging modalities that allow only for still pictures using ionizing radiation (x-rays) (CT scans) ultrasound technology utilizes high-frequency sound waves to capture images in real-time, causes no health risks, and may be repeated as often as is necessary if medically indicated.
