sonography
Womb viewing method
Sonography is the use of high-frequency sound waves to create images of internal body structures, particularly useful for examining soft tissues and organs.
The technique is most familiar from prenatal ultrasounds, where expectant parents get their first glimpse of a developing fetus.
Medical professionals called sonographers operate the equipment and interpret results.
The terms sonography and ultrasound are often used interchangeably in medical contexts.
Doctor analyzing medical images
- technicianSkilled practical worker
- scanBrief visual sweep
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
- screeningEvaluative selection process
detection · measurement · visualization · assessment · monitoring · guidance · interpretation · report
Energy form converter
- probeThorough examination or tool
- gelWobbly semi-solid substance
- DopplerMotion-caused frequency change
- frequencyRate of recurrence
MHz · resolution · real-time · scanning · contrast · acoustic · attenuation · gain
Gestating offspring
- embryoOrganism before birth
- gestationCarrying offspring in womb
- trimesterThirteen-week span
- amnioticOf the embryo's sac
placenta · heartbeat · development · prenatal · antenatal · obstetrics · midwife · maternal
Inaudible high-frequency waves
- wavesTraveling energy disturbances
- propagationAct of spreading widely
- reflectionReturned light or thought
- refractionWave bending between media
velocity · wavelength · amplitude · impedance · piezoelectric · resonance · oscillation · echoes
Of childbirth medicine
- abdominalOf the belly region
- pelvicOf the hip girdle
- thyroidHormone-producing neck gland
- breastUpper front torso
carotid · renal · cardiac · musculoskeletal · vascular · transvaginal · transrectal · scrotal
Tissue sample for diagnosis
- amniocentesisPrenatal diagnostic fluid extraction
- aspirationStrong desire for achievement
- drainageLiquid removal system
- injectionSyringe-delivered dose
Of the belly region
- pelvicOf the hip girdle
- thyroidHormone-producing neck gland
- breastUpper front torso
- scrotalOf the gonad pouch
vascular · cardiac · renal · hepatic · carotid · musculoskeletal · transvaginal · transrectal
Doctor analyzing medical images
- technologistApplied science practitioner
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- credentialingVerifying professional qualifications
- interpretationAssigned meaning
reporting · bedside · point-of-care · portable · clinical · practitioner · specialist · training
Lacking reflected sound
- heterogeneousConsisting of dissimilar elements
- homogeneousAlike in composition throughout
- cysticRelating to sacs
- solidFirm matter state
calcified · shadowing · texture · brightness · grayscale
radiologist
Doctor analyzing medical images
- technicianSkilled practical worker
- scanBrief visual sweep
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
screening · detection · measurement · visualization · assessment · monitoring · guidance · interpretation · report · findings
transducer
Energy form converter
- probeThorough examination or tool
- gelWobbly semi-solid substance
- DopplerMotion-caused frequency change
frequency · MHz · resolution · real-time · scanning · contrast · acoustic · attenuation · gain · depth
fetus
Gestating offspring
amniotic · placenta · heartbeat · development · prenatal · antenatal · obstetrics · midwife · maternal · gestational
ultrasound
Inaudible high-frequency waves
- wavesTraveling energy disturbances
- propagationAct of spreading widely
- reflectionReturned light or thought
refraction · velocity · wavelength · amplitude · impedance · piezoelectric · resonance · oscillation · echoes · soundwave
obstetric
Of childbirth medicine
breast · carotid · renal · cardiac · musculoskeletal · vascular · transvaginal · transrectal · scrotal · testicular
biopsy
Tissue sample for diagnosis
- amniocentesisPrenatal diagnostic fluid extraction
- aspirationStrong desire for achievement
- drainageLiquid removal system
injection · catheter · interventional · therapeutic · ablation
abdominal
Of the belly region
scrotal · vascular · cardiac · renal · hepatic · carotid · musculoskeletal · transvaginal · transrectal · echocardiogram
radiologist
Doctor analyzing medical images
- technologistApplied science practitioner
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- credentialingVerifying professional qualifications
interpretation · reporting · bedside · point-of-care · portable · clinical · practitioner · specialist · training
anechoic
Lacking reflected sound
- heterogeneousConsisting of dissimilar elements
- homogeneousAlike in composition throughout
- cysticRelating to sacs
solid · calcified · shadowing · texture · brightness · grayscale
- -graphiesbiography, geography, photography, typography, cartography
- Health Careersdoctor, nurse practitioner, nursing, physician, surgeon
- imagingdigital imaging, medical imaging, camera, digital camera, MRI
- medical imagingCT scan, MRI, X-ray, PET scan, MRI scan
- radiologyX-ray, CT scan, MRI machine, MRI, radiologist
- ultrasoundechocardiogram, transducer, probe, Doppler, fetal ultrasound
sonographyX-ray
Penetrating diagnostic beam
radiography · CT scan · computed tomography · fluoroscopy · nuclear medicine