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What does an ultrasound show a doctor (besides a baby if a woman is pregnant)?

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Dr. Michael Gabor answered

Specializes in Diagnostic Radiology

There are: entire textbooks on this. The indications for ultrasound are too numerous to list and encompass almost all parts of the body and organ systems.

Answered 2/9/2015

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