What is Ultrasound?

Ultrasound, or sonography, produces images of the inside of the body by generating high-frequency sound waves. As the sound waves bounce off internal organs and tissues, they create echoes. Then a computer translates these echoes into images on a screen, images that can show abnormalities (disease) within the body. The process is fast, painless and completely free of radiation or harmful side effects.

In fact, because it is a safe and proven technology, doctors order ultrasound tests for their patients every day. Ultrasound results are read and interpreted by a Board Certified Radiologist.

The Advantages of 4D Imaging

The revolutionary three- and four-dimensional ultrasound at Diagnostic Imaging of Salem provides faster and more detailed images to achieve better clinical accuracy and patient outcomes. The fourth dimension adds a time factor, or motion, with exceptionally high resolution. The value of this added dimension becomes clear when imaging a beating heart or a fetus moving within the uterus.

Unlike two- and three-dimensional diagnostic processes, 4D allows you to visualize internal anatomy moving in real-time.

This results in unprecedented imaging flexibility including the ability to evaluate the movement patterns of fetuses to detect or rule out any number of issues, from vascular anomalies to genetic syndromes. It also offers greater accuracy in ultrasound-guided biopsies by visualizing needle movements in real-time and in all three planes.