Radiology Department:
- Sonography Department

Q1. Is there a trained and qualified sonologist carrying out the procedure?
A. CDC Sonologists are well qualified and have many years of experience.

Q2. How long does a sonography usually take?
A. The procedure alone will take only 15 to 20 minutes of your precious time but you should keep one hour available as you may need to fill your bladder prior to testing.

Q3. What is sonography?
A. Sonography, or ultrasound, utilizes high frequency sound waves (not x-rays) to obtain diagnostic images. Ultrasound imaging is used to evaluate many parts of the body, including the abdomen, blood vessels, fetus of pregnant women, superficial body structures, and newborn brain to name only a few.

Q4. What is the importance of sonography today?
A. Ultrasonography enables to detect and investigate: -

• all diseases of the organs of the abdominal cavity in early stages

• tumors of uterus and ovaries and abnormalities of reproductive organs

• maturation of eggs and changes of endometrium in different stages of menstrual cycle

• early pregnancy, including entopic pregnancy

• development of fetuses and possible malformations of fetuses

• position of the fetus, position of the placenta in the uterus and changes in it. It is also possible to estimate the quantity of amniotic fluid, evaluate heart function and breathing movements of the fetus.

Q5. What are the limitations of sonography?
A. Ultrasound waves cannot penetrate air & bone and hence sonography has limited applications in regions like the skull and chest

Q6. Is sonography harmful?
A. No harmful effects of sonography are known even on the embryo of the foetus of a pregnant women.