| ultrasonography, doppler, duplex | Ultrasonography applying the doppler effect combined with real-time imaging. The real-time image is created by rapid movement of the ultrasound beam. A powerful advantage of this technique is the ability to estimate the velocity of flow from the doppler shift frequency. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| ultrasonography, doppler, pulsed | Ultrasonography applying the doppler effect, with velocity detection combined with range discrimination. Short bursts of ultrasound are transmitted at regular intervals and the echoes are demodulated as they return. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ultrasonography, doppler, transcranial | A non-invasive technique using ultrasound for the measurement of cerebrovascular haemodynamics, particularly cerebral blood flow velocity and cerebral collateral flow. With a high-intensity, low-frequency pulse probe, the intracranial arteries may be studied transtemporally, transorbitally, or from below the foramen magnum. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ultrasonography, interventional | Ultrasonography using invasive or surgical procedures. Its widest application is intravascular ultrasound imaging but it is useful also in urology and intra-abdominal conditions. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ultrasonography, mammary | Use of ultrasound for imaging the breast. The most frequent application is the diagnosis of neoplasms of the female breast. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ultrasonography, prenatal | The visualization of tissues during pregnancy through recording of the echoes of ultrasonic waves directed into the body. The procedure may be applied with reference to the mother or the foetus and with reference to organs or the detection of maternal or foetal disease. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ultrasound | <investigation> A type of imaging technique which uses high-frequency sound waves. This is highly operator-dependent and is thought to be useful in diagnosis but not particularly accurate in the assessment of tumour response. For the latter, CT or MR imaging are more accurate. (16 Dec 1997) |
| ultrasound cardiography | Echocardiography is a diagnostic test which uses ultrasound waves to make images of the heart chambers, valves and surrounding structures. It can measure cardiac output and is a sensitive test for inflammation around the heart (pericarditis). It can also be used to detect abnormal anatomy or infections of the heart valves. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ultrasound examination | <investigation> The use of high-frequency sound waves to locate a tumour inside the body. Helps determine if a breast lump is solid tissue or filled with fluids. (09 Oct 1997) |
| ultrasound guided biopsy | <procedure> The use of ultrasound to guide a biopsy needle to obtain a sample of tissue for analysis by a pathologist. (09 Oct 1997) |
| ultrasound imaging | <investigation, procedure> A technique in which high-frequency sound waves are bounced off internal organs and the echo pattern is converted into a 2 dimensional picture of the structures beneath the transducer. (12 May 1997) |
| ultrasound of the breast | <investigation> A test which uses ultrasonic waves to scan the breast. Used to evaluate fibrocystic breast disease, breast implants or breast masses. (27 Sep 1997) |
| liver metastases: ultrasound imaging | <radiology> Echogenic (25%), colonic carcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, treated breast carcinoma mixed echogenicity (37.5%), breast carcinoma, rectal carcinoma, lung carcinoma, stomach carcinoma, anaplastic cancer, cervical carcinoma, carcinoid hypoechoic (37.5%), lymphoma, pancreatic carcinoma, cervical carcinoma, lung carcinoma (adenocarcinoma), nasopharyngeal carcinoma see: liver metastases (12 Dec 1998) |