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Medical ultrasonography

Medical ultrasonography is an ultrasound-based diagnostic imaging technique used to visualize internal organs, their size, structure and their pathological lesions.

Uses
Ultrasonography is widely utilized in medicine. It is possible to perform diagnosis or therapeutic procedures with the guidance of ultrasonography (for instance biopsies or drainage of fluid collections). Typically uses a hand-held probe (often called a scan head) that is placed directly on and moved over the patient: a water-based gel ensures good coupling between the patient and scan head.

Medical ultrasonography is used in, for example:

Cardiology; see echocardiography
Endocrinology
Gastroenterology
Gynaecology; see gynecologic ultrasonography
Obstetrics; see obstetric ultrasonography
Ophthalmology; see A-scan ultrasonography, B-scan ultrasonography
Urology