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Diagnostic ultrasound

Diagnostic ultrasound uses sound waves to characterize tissues of the body and does not involve irradiation.The frequencies used in diagnostic ultrasound are typically between 2 and 18 mhz. Sonography images tendons, muscles, joints, blood vessels and internal organs (kidneys, liver, heart, spleen, bladder, ovaries, testes babies in utero. Brain ultrasound is performed in infants.
Dr. Gerald Mandell
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