ultrasound examination

1. What is examined during an ultrasound?
2. How do I prepare for an ultrasound?
3. How many types of ultrasound tests are there?
4. What are the types of ultrasound?
5. What are the disadvantages of ultrasound?
6. What is the purpose of an ultrasound?
7. Can I poop before ultrasound?
8. Can you drink water before ultrasound?
9. Is an ultrasound painful?

What is examined during an ultrasound?

An ultrasound scan is used to examine internal body structures. Ultrasound imaging sends out (emits) high-frequency sound waves, directed at the tissue being examined, and recording the reflected sound or echoes to create an image. An ultrasound scan is generally non-invasive.

How do I prepare for an ultrasound?

General Ultrasound Preparation

1. (Exam time: 30 min; visit time about 1-1/2 hours)
2. Adults: Do not eat or drink eight hours before exam.
3. Children: Do not eat or drink four hours before study or skip one meal.
4. Take medications with a small sip of water.
5. If you are diabetic, please take your insulin.

How many types of ultrasound tests are there?

There are other types of ultrasound, and in fact, let's look at the 6 common types of ultrasound and how they are used.

What are the types of ultrasound?

Types of Ultrasound

• Endoscopic ultrasound.
• Doppler ultrasound.
• Color Doppler.
• Duplex ultrasound.
• Triplex ultrasound (color-flow imaging)
• Transvaginal ultrasound.

What are the disadvantages of ultrasound?

What are the disadvantages of US?

• Increased depth means a lower frequency is required for optimal imaging. As a consequence there is a lower resolution. ...
• Anisotropy. Simply this means a structure is highly reflective to ultrasound. ...
• Bone blocks US waves. ...
• Artefacts are common. ...
• Training.

What is the purpose of an ultrasound?

Ultrasound imaging uses sound waves to produce pictures of the inside of the body. It is used to help diagnose the causes of pain, swelling and infection in the body's internal organs and to examine a baby in pregnant women and the brain and hips in infants.

Can I poop before ultrasound?

Your doctor will usually tell you to fast for 8 to 12 hours before your ultrasound. That's because undigested food in the stomach and urine in the bladder can block the sound waves, making it difficult for the technician to get a clear picture.

Can you drink water before ultrasound?

In order for you bladder to be full for the optimal ultrasound examination, you must drink 32 oz of water 1 hour prior to your exam. DO NOT go to the restroom and empty bladder once you start drinking the water.

Is an ultrasound painful?

Ultrasound is usually painless. However, you may experience mild discomfort as the sonographer guides the transducer over your body, especially if you're required to have a full bladder, or inserts it into your body.