Abdominal ultrasound – Sonogram

Description of abdominal ultrasound

With the help of ultrasound examine the State of organs or tissues in the body. Sound waves are used to create the image. If Doppler ULTRASONOGRAPHY,your doctor may see blood flow in the vessels.

Reasons for abdominal ultrasound

Ultrasound is used to find problems inside the abdomen. It can show movement of internal organs. ULTRASOUND is most often done for the following reasons:

• To diagnose injuries or illness;
• To determine the cause of abdominal pain;
• To detect gallstones or kidney stones;
• To estimate the mass of abdominal;
• To help determine the, why an internal organ is increased;
• To examine the baby and womb in pregnant women;
• To evaluate changes or problems in the blood vessels.

Possible complications

Complications of ultrasound have been identified.

How to conduct ultrasound?

Before the test,

Maybe, it will be necessary to pass the following examination:

• Physical examination by a doctor;
• Blood tests and urine tests.

In some cases, the physician may ascribe:

• Take a laxative for 8-12 hours before the test. This will reduce the amount of gas in the gut and is easier to see the internal organs;
• Have a full bladder before the procedure research. Maybe, You need to drink six or more glasses of water, without going to the toilet.

Survey Procedure

The patient lay down on the couch. The doctor lubricates the stomach with a special gel. The gel helps the sound waves travel between the device and body.

Ultrasound device – manual sensor, which looks like a microphone or wand. The sensor is placed on the skin, place in greased gel. The transducer sends sound waves into the body. The waves reflected from internal organs and the echo comes back to the sensor. Echo are converted to image, which can be seen on the screen. The doctor examines the image of the internal organs on the screen. It may also make them photos.

You can ask the patient to change position, or hold your breath during the exam.

After the examination,

The abdomen is cleansed of gel. The subject can return to normal activities.

How long does the procedure?

About 30 minutes

Does ultrasound cause pain?

No. Some discomfort may cause a full bladder.

Results of US

The images of the internal organs, made in the US will be studied, and on their basis will be diagnosed.