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An ultrasound uses high frequency sound waves to create a picture of the soft tissues of the body.

imaging equipment may vary from one hospital or doctor’s office to another. An assortment of attachments may be used to see different parts of the body, but a wand with a flat head is used for most imaging. A special conductive gel is spread on the body. Ultrasound waves do not travel well through air. The gel eliminates any air that may exist in dry pockets, wrinkles, or imperfections in the skin and keeps the ultrasound waves trav- eling at the necessary speed to gain an accurate picture of the area of concern.

What Do Diagnostic Medical Sonographers Do?

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