The abdominal ultrasound is performed by placing a handheld device, also called a transducer, onto the skin over the organ(s) of interest. The transducer sends and receives sound waves through the body, then converts the waves into images on a monitor.
Normal and abnormal tissues and organs contain different acoustic properties which are recorded by the sound waves during an ultrasound. For example, an ultrasound would be able to show the presence of a gallstone or cyst, as well as the swelling of the liver.
This ultrasound can be used to evaluate:
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