Ultrasound technology allows medical professionals to look inside a patient without resorting to surgery. A transmitter is used to send high frequency sound waves in the body; the waves bounce off the different tissues and organs and hence produce a unique pattern of echoes. A receiver attached, hears the returning echo pattern and it sends it to a computer translating the data into an image on a television screen. Ultrasound can differentiate subtle variations between soft and fluid-filled tissues and is very useful in providing diagnostic images of the abdomen.
Ultrazvuk abdomena identifies abnormalities in liver, pancreas, gallbladder, spleen and kidneys. It is also used to identify and see fetal development in pregnancy. Moreover, it is also used to help guide in procedures like needle biopsies. In this procedure a needle takes a small sample of tissue and then that sample is sent to a laboratory.
Ultrazvuk abdomena is non-ionizing radiation hence it has no known negative effects. It is often used in conjunction with other imaging techniques. Ultrasound, x-ray, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) takes body images using diverse technologies and every technique is quite helpful in determining mass properties resulting in more complete diagnosis.