Pelvic Ultrasound Exam



The ultrasound examination is a kind of diagnostic that requires special equipment. It is one of the safest of such type – even the pregnant women and newborn babies can undergo it.  The result it gives is quite reliable. If the result of X-ray exam can be influenced by the moves of the patient during it, ultrasound shows the true picture of organs. It allows to diagnose even the slightest pathology.

How does 3d ultrasound nyc work? It has something in common with echolocation. The USD apparatus has a sensor that spreads a sound wave over the area examined. It performs through the working tip that touches this part of a patient’s body. The wave reflects from organs and is sent back to the apparatus. So it is a kind of data exchange the result of which doctor sees on the screen and understands what is going on in the patient’s organism.

Ultrasound exam is very helpful in the diagnostic of female pelvic organs’ disease and changes.  It allows to examine uterus and fallopian tubes, ovaries, bladder, rectum and to diagnose early pregnancy. What can make your gynecologist nyc think that you need an ultrasound pelvic exam? It can be irregular menstruation, pelvic pains of any kind, bleedings and pathological extractions, suspected formations in uterine tubes, cervix and ovaries like cysts or tumors. Ultrasound allows to diagnose kidney stones and big specter of urogenital diseases.

There are several ways to perform USD pelvic exam in women. These are: transvaginal, transabdominal (through the front abdominal wall), transrectal and obstetric (in pregnant women). Each way requires special preparation of the patient. Here is the list of restrictions and special measures common for all of them:
1.       Avoid eating food that provokes gas genesis for some days before the procedure (transabdominal).
2.       The intestine must be cleaned in the day of USD exam.
3.       If some days before the procedure the patient had X-ray exam with barium usage, the USD exam must perform later, because this substance can influence the result.

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