-Ultrasound - Additional Information
---Equipment:

  • GE Logiq E

    • 8C micro-convex abdominal probe (4-11 MHz)

    • 12L Linear probe (5-13 MHz)

    • 3S Cardiac Sector probe (1.5-4 MHz)

    • Color, Spectral, Power and Continuous Wave Doppler

  • Applications:

    • Abdominal ultrasound

    • Echocardiography (heart ultrasound)

    • Diagnosis of valvular insufficiency

    • Quantification of flow (e.g. pulmonic stenosis)

    • Assessment of systolic and diastolic function

    • Guided needle aspiration or biopsy

  • Indications:
  • For Abdomen

    • Abdominal mass

    • Abdominal pain

    • Vomiting/diarrhea

    • Anorexia

    • Hepatopathy

    • Should be performed in most cases of renal and post-renal azotemia

    • Abdominal effusion

    • Staging of cancer

    • Cushing’s disease

    • Pancreatitis

    • Abnormal radiographs

  • For Heart

    • Murmur

    • Arrhythmia

    • Syncope

    • Heart failure

    • Unexplained effusion

    • Abnormal pulses

    • Screening for congenital defects

    • Suspected endocarditis

    • Abnormal radiographs