Ultrasound Screening: Uses, Benefits & What to Expect

Prenatal Screening

- Identify fetal structural anomalies

- Gestational age calculation

- Multiple pregnancy

- Placental location

- Amniotic fluid volume

- Fetal position

Abdominal

- Assess liver, gallbladder, pancreas

- Identify kidney stones, abdominal masses

- Evaluate for appendicitis

Pelvic

- Uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes

- Prostate

- Pregnancy complications

Urologic

- Renal cysts

- Renal calculi

- Ureteral dilation

Vascular

- Carotid arteries, aortic aneurysms

- Deep venous thrombosis (DVT)

Musculoskeletal

- Tendon and ligament injuries

- Muscle tears and masses

- Joint effusions

- Bone fractures