Ultrasound examination

It is a medical imaging diagnostic technology that uses high-frequency sound waves to show the position, size, structure and function of organs and pathological changes. It is also useful for monitoring the effects of treatment.

What modern ultrasound technology enables:

• 2-D and 3-D visualization of organs
• Color modalities (color Doppler, pulsed Doppler, color duplex, color triplex, microvascular Doppler, tissue Doppler)
• Use of ultrasound contrast agent
• Quantitative assessment of tissue elasticity (ultrasound elastography of the liver, spleen, kidneys, breast, thyroid)
• Quantitative assessment of fatty liver (ultrasound attenuation)

Modern ultrasound technology allows us to more quickly and accurately determine the condition and pathological changes of an organ.

Ultrasound examination is a non-invasive, harmless and repeatable examination.

Appropriate preparation is required for ultrasound examinations of individual organs.

When is it advisable to have an ultrasound examination:

• for various pain conditions (pain in the abdomen, chest, lumbar region, groin, joint, muscle, etc.)
• for reduced organ function
• for weight loss or weight gain
• for general swelling, swelling of the abdomen, limbs, neck
• for palpable formation
• for skin color changes such as jaundice, pallor, redness
• for digestive disorders, constipation, diarrhea, bloating, vomiting
• for unexplained elevated temperature
• for injury and assessment of the extent of the injury
• for limited joint mobility, joint swelling
• for abnormal blood and urine laboratory results

We can perform the following ultrasound examinations:

• Ultrasound of the entire abdomen (liver, bile ducts, gallbladder, pancreas, spleen, retroperitoneum, kidney, bladder, prostate)
• Ultrasound of the abdominal aorta and its branches (mesenteric arteries, renal arteries, iliac arteries)
• Ultrasound of the main abdominal veins (inferior vena cava-VCI, renal veins, iliac veins)
• Ultrasound of the kidneys and renal arteries, Doppler of the kidneys and renal arteries)
• Ultrasound of the neck veins (ultrasound of the neck arteries - carotid and vertebral arteries and neck veins)
• Ultrasound of the supraaortic vessels (ultrasound of the brachiocephalic subclavian arteries and brachiocephalic subclavian veins)
• Ultrasound of the peripheral arteries of the arms and legs
• Ultrasound of the peripheral veins of the arms and legs
• Ultrasound of the AV fistula for dialysis
• Ultrasound of large and small joints (shoulder, rotator cuff, elbow, wrist, hand, hip, knee, ankle, heel, foot)
• Ultrasound of the nerves and ultrasound of nerve compression in the carpal and ulnar canal
• Ultrasound of the lymph nodes and lymph node regions
• Ultrasound of the inguinal regions, Hernia ultrasound
• Scrotum and testicular ultrasound
• Ultrasound of soft tissue structures of the neck (neck ultrasound, thyroid ultrasound, parathyroid ultrasound, salivary gland ultrasound)
• Ultrasound of soft tissues of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
• Ultrasound of tendons and muscles
• Ultrasound after shock wave therapy (ESWT)