Ultrasound medical imaging used to detect abnormal growths such as tumors
Medicine, sonography, ultrasound is used to detect changes in the appearance and function of organs, tissues, or abnormal growths such as tumors.
Ultrasound medical imaging is based on the same principle that relates to the sonar used by bats, ships and fishermen.
When a sound wave strikes an object, it bounces back or echoes. By measuring these echo waves caused by possible determine the distance that is the purpose and as shape, size, consistency (in the case of an object solid containing fluids, or both) and uniformity.
In an ultrasound examination, a transducer sends waves and records acoustic waves caused by the echo. Pressing the transducer against the skin, it directs a stream of sound waves high frequency inaudible to the body. As sound waves bounce off the organs, tissue and fluid internally, the sensitive microphone in the transducer records the minimal changes that occur in the tone and direction sound. A computer measures and displays these waves line instantly, which in turn creates an image real time on the monitor. These live images in general recorded on videotape and image capture static one or more structures of the moving image.
Doppler ultrasound, a special application of ultrasound, measures the direction and velocity of blood cells (flow blood) as they move through vessels. The movement of blood cells causes a change in the tone of the reflected sound waves (called the Doppler Effect). A computer collects and processes the sounds and creates graphs or images that represent the flow of blood through blood vessels.



