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When you hear the word ultrasound, you may first think of babies, but that’s not all it’s used for. Over the past 20 years, ultrasounds have become a major part of sports medicine procedures. Dr. Tom ...

Picture this: a painless, radiation-free scan that can look inside your body in real time. From monitoring pregnancies to detecting heart problems, ultrasound radiology quietly powers millions of ...

The use of ultrasound in the diagnosis of many female disorders is undisputed. This mode of imaging uses ultrasound waves to reflect off various tissues as they pass through the targeted part of the ...

A liver ultrasound is a noninvasive test that produces images of a person’s liver and its blood vessels. A liver ultrasound can help diagnose various conditions that affect the liver, such as fatty ...

Renal ultrasound scans, which people may also call kidney ultrasounds, provide an image of the kidneys and may help doctors identify an underlying issue with these organs. An ultrasound, also known as ...