What is Ultrasound/ Doppler?
Ultrasound imaging, involves using a small (probe) and ultrasound gel to expose the body to high -Frequency sound waves. Ultrasound is safe, painless and less expensive producing pictures of the inside of the body using sound waves. Ultrasound examinations do not use Ionizing radiation (as used in x-rays) so any patient can use it safely without fearing of the hazards of the radiations.
Ultrasound images can show the structure and movement of the body's internal organs, As well as blood flowing through blood vessels.
Conventional ultrasound displays the images in thin, flat sections of the body. Now, advancements in ultrasound technology include three-dimensional (3-D) ultrasound (that formats the sound wave data into 3-D images), four-dimensional (4-D) ultrasound (is 3-D ultrasound in motion).
Doppler ultrasound is a special ultrasound technique that evaluates blood flow through a blood vessel, including the body's major arteries and veins in the abdomen, Arms, legs and neck.