Ultrasound

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Ultrasound (or sonography) uses reflected sound waves to create real-time images of soft tissues, including muscles, blood vessels and organs. Because sound waves are used, there is no radiation exposure during this procedure.

Ultrasound can be used to discover abnormalities in organs and detect narrowed arteries, clotted veins or growths such as tumors and cysts.

Physicians Regional Healthcare System offers a variety of ultrasound procedures, including:

• Breast ultrasound exams
• Ultrasound-guided biopsies of the breast, kidney, liver and thyroid
• Paracentesis and thoracentesis
• Vascular ultrasound exams
• Abdominal ultrasound exams

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