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ULTRASOUND
Ultrasound scans use sound waves to take images of organs, tissue, or blood flow inside of your body to help doctors diagnose or monitor medical conditions.
An ultrasound probe, a small handheld device that emits high-frequency sound waves, is used to perform this type of scan. It can detect problems in your body’s internal organs such as your liver, heart, kidneys, and abdomen and is used to find out the causes of pain, swelling, and infection.
A private Ultrasound scan is a quick, non-invasive, and safe procedure.
COLOUR DOPPLER ULTRASOUND:
A Doppler ultrasound is a non-invasive test that uses high-frequency sound waves (ultrasound) to bounce off circulating red blood cells to estimate blood flow through your blood vessels. A regular ultrasound produces images by using sound waves, but it cannot show blood flow.
A Doppler ultrasound can aid in the diagnosis of a variety of conditions, including:
- Clots in the blood
- Valve failure in your leg veins, which can cause blood or other fluids to pool in your legs (venous insufficiency)
- Congenital heart disease and heart valve defects
- An artery that is clogged (arterial occlusion)
- Reduced blood circulation to the legs (peripheral artery disease)
- Atherosclerosis (aneurysms)
- An artery narrowing, such as in your neck (carotid artery stenosis)
3D – 4D OBSTETRIC ULTRASOUND:
3D and 4D ultrasounds, like regular ultrasounds, use sound waves to create an image of your baby in your womb. What distinguishes 3D ultrasounds from 4D ultrasounds is that 3D ultrasounds produce a three-dimensional image of your baby, whereas 4D ultrasounds produce a live video effect, like a movie, in which you can watch your baby smile or yawn.
4D ultrasound is especially useful because it can detect birth defects such as cleft palate that a standard ultrasound would miss.
According to research, 3D and 4D ultrasounds are safe. Furthermore, the images can assist doctors in detecting and explaining a problem with your baby.
PENILE DOPPLER ULTRASOUND:
Penile Doppler ultrasound allows for the assessment of arterial and venous blood flow within the erect penis. It also allows for a thorough examination of the corpora cavernosa to detect calcification or scarring within the erectile tissue of the penis.
LIVER ELASTOGRAPHY:
An elastography, also known as liver elastography, is a type of imaging test that checks the liver for fibrosis. Fibrosis is a condition that reduces blood flow to and inside the liver. This causes the buildup of scar tissue. Left untreated, fibrosis can lead to serious problems in the liver.
THYROID ULTRASOUND:
Thyroid ultrasound is a sound wave picture of the thyroid gland taken by a hand-held instrument and translated to a 2-dimensional picture on a monitor. It is used in diagnosis of tumours, cysts, or goiters of the thyroid.
CT – SCAN
A narrow x-ray beam is directed at the patient and quickly rotated around the body during a computed tomography (CT) scan. This process produces signals that are analysed by the machine’s computer to create cross-sectional images, or “slices,” of the body. These slices are referred to as tomographic images, and they contain more detailed information than traditional x-rays.
MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI)
MRI scanners are particularly well suited to image the non-bony parts or soft tissues of the body. The brain, spinal cord, and nerves, as well as muscles, ligaments, and tendons are seen much more clearly with MRI than with regular x-rays and CT; for this reason, MRI is often used to image knee and shoulder injuries.
In the brain, MRI can differentiate between white matter and grey matter and can also be used to diagnose aneurysms and tumours. Because MRI does not use x-rays or other radiation, it is the imaging modality of choice when frequent imaging is needed for diagnosis or therapy, especially in the brain. However, MRI is more expensive than x-ray imaging or CT scanning.
X-RAY
X-rays use invisible electromagnetic energy beams to produce images of internal tissues, bones, and organs on film or digital media. Conventional X-rays are used for several purposes, such as identifying tumours or fractures.
BIOPSY
A biopsy is the removal of tissue from any part of the body to examine it for disease. Some may remove a small tissue sample with a needle while others may surgically remove a suspicious nodule or lump. Most needle biopsies are performed on an outpatient basis with minimal preparation.
What are the 3 types of biopsies?
There are many diverse types of biopsy procedures. The most common types include: (1) incisional biopsy, in which only a sample of tissue is removed; (2) excisional biopsy, in which an entire lump or suspicious area is removed; and (3) needle biopsy, in which a sample of tissue or fluid is removed with a needle.
