Ultrasound

The Ultrasound Unit (US) uses the most advanced 2-dimentional and 3-dimentional ultrasound and Doppler technologies for assessment of human anatomy and pathology of all ages: adults, children and newborns.

A wide range of diagnostic and invasive procedure are routinely performed in the US section of the radiological department:

• US guided invasive procedures, includes liver, kidney and thyroid biopsies using fine needles (FNA) and large core needles
• US and Doppler are used for post transplant patients for routine follow-up and diagnosis of rejection
• Examinations of the testes for torsion, inflammation and tumors
• Orthopedic ultrasound examinations including musculoskeletal, joint and ligament imaging of the shoulder joint, rotator cuff, knee and hip joints, sciatic nerve, soft tissue tumors
• Ultrasound and Doppler examinations of dialysis patients for imaging shunts and arm fistulas and for assessing blood flow for possible occlusions
• Examinations of the vasculature in the extremities to assess for thrombi, insufficiency, malformations, and sclerosis
• Ultra sound and Doppler eye examinations as clinically indicated for glaucoma, complications of diabetes, and assessment of eye tumors