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But not every imaging technology uses the radiation, radio waves or ionizing. Whereas the Sonography or known as Ultrasonography make use of the sound waves in order to generate the images in order to assist in diagnosing many different medical conditions of the patient. In obstetrics, diagnostic medical sonography is much associated whereas ultrasound imaging is used in the period of pregnancy. This ultrasound technology also has many more applications for diagnosing and treatments to test the medical condition of the body.
The diagnostic medical sonography schools offer the complete theoretical and practical training for the students in order to become more knowledgeable and enhanced in this field. This gives them a good experience to become an Ultrasound Technicians. To direct sound waves of high frequency in the organ or area of the body, some special equipments are used by the sonographer. The equipment is operated by the Sonographers and this will collect the echoes that are reflected from the internal body and then forms an image which is videotaped for the interpretation. This image will then help the physician to diagnose the patient easily.
If there is any record of the medical history, then the diagnostic medical sonographers explain the procedure to be done to the patient. The selection and setting of appropriate equipment is done. Transducer is used by the sonographers which help to transmit the sound waves in a rectangle shaped beam or cone shaped beam. Based on the area the examination, the techniques vary and a gel is applied by the sonographers for proper transmission of the sound waves. The unhealthy area is identified during the scan by viewing the screen in order to get proper visual cues. Then they decide for the proper image for diagnostic procedure and then select it and store it to produce the image to the doctor. The measurements are taken, analyzed and the values are calculated by the sonographers. They also have the responsibility to keep the records of the patient and maintain the equipments.
The sonographers are getting training in gynecologic and obstetric sonography, abdominal sonography, neurosonography, breast sonography at the ultrasound technician colleges. Other specialization areas are vascular or cardiac sonography. The other areas where sonographers work are the health care facilities. They work usually at the diagnostic imaging machines. They work on the basis of contract employees and may need to travel to many healthcare facilities in the locality on they job.
