Medical Training » Sonograms http://blog.medacademy.org Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts Blog Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:52:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Utilizing Ultrasound for the Diagnosis of Medical Conditions http://blog.medacademy.org/utilizing-ultrasound-for-the-diagnosis-of-medical-conditions/ http://blog.medacademy.org/utilizing-ultrasound-for-the-diagnosis-of-medical-conditions/#comments Mon, 13 Oct 2008 07:25:47 +0000 ryan http://blog.medacademy.org/?p=42 The use of sonograms has increased over a period of time and will continue to do so, as ultrasound technology has allowed doctors to study almost any part of the human body. With state of art ultrasound machines, the exposure to ionizing radiation has been zeroed and has assisted in first hand diagnosis, thus helping prevent many deadly diseases.

Sonograms are used for detecting and evaluating medical conditions of:

Neck and Infant Head:
* Evaluation and detection of stroke risk
* Evaluation, detection, and measurement of thyroid tumors and nodules.

Ophthalmology:
* Evaluation and detection of tumors, including retinal melanomas and retinal detachment
* Evaluation, detection, and measurement of foreign bodies within the vitreous humor

Gynecology:
* Detection, measurement, and monitoring of uterine cysts, polyps, or fibromas
* Detection, measurement, and localization of ovarian and endometrial tumors
* Detection and measurement of fallopian tube abnormalities

Breast:
* Detection and measurement of tumors in dense breasts
* Monitoring and measurement of breast tumors during therapy
* Detection and measurement of skin tumor infiltration

Prostate:
*Detection, and measurement of prostate tumors, including adenofibromas, neoplasms, and papillomas
* Detection and measurement of tumors during therapy

Gastrointestinal:
* Evaluation, detection, and measurement of aortic aneurysms
* Evaluation and detection of fistulas, appendicitis and Crohn’s disease
* Evaluation and detection of abnormalities in the spleen, liver and gallbladder

Musculoskeletal:
* Evaluation and detection of tendonitis

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