Ultrasound

Ultarsound is another way of imaging patient problems. Simply it uses sound waves which echo back. The associated computerisation works out the time and amount of the echoes to construct an image 'on-screen'.

Differing frequencies and shapes of probes will focus best at different depths of tissue to give real-time images. This allows us to watch a beating heart, for example. And avoids concerns of x-ray radiation in pregnancies.

At Parkside we have a range of linear, curvilinear and sector scanners through 10mHz to 3.5mhz so that we can cover most of the tissues and depths we are likely to need to image.

The additional features of Doppler shift can paint movement such as the flow of blood in blood vessels in colour. 

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last updated 08/03/2009