General Ultrasound

Abdominal Aortic Ultrasound uses ultrasound to measure the size of the aorta or an aortic aneurysm. The only preparation for the test is no eating after midnight prior to the examination. The examination is painless, and is normally completed in about half an hour. The images obtained allow the physician to decide which aneurysms must be repaired as well as those that can be safely watched without surgery. 

Renal Artery Ultrasound is used to determine if any significant narrowing is present in the arteries going to the kidneys. Most commonly, these tests are ordered by physicians, in those patients with severe high blood pressure, or those who appear to be losing kidney function. 

The following list represents the views obtained with a complete abdominal ultrasound.

1. Abdominal Aorta and Inferior Vena Cava
2. Liver
3. Gallbladder/Biliary Tract
4. Kidneys/Urinary Tract
5. Pancreas
6. Spleen
7. Appendix

Superior diagnostic results are obtained in the morning after fasting 8 to 12 hours. Children should be NPO for 4 hours prior to the examination. 

Ultrasound delivering real time imaging of the scrotal contents, including the testicles, and epididymus is performed. Documentation of any testicular, epididymal, or scrotal masses will be obtained. 

Ultrasound delivering real time imaging of the thyroid gland¸ with documentation of size, anatomical discrepancies, and pathological findings. Each lobe is examined separately in both longitudinal and transverse views. Any abnormalities found within the thyroid, or adjacent to the thyroid, will be measured from multiple views. Doppler spectral analysis and color Doppler will also be utilized to evaluate any abnormalities.