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1. MEDCROSS IMAGING LLC
ULTRASOUD SERVICES

2. INDEX
MedCross Imaging - Ultrasound
What Happens During an Ultrasound
Preparing For an Ultrasound
Results of Your Ultrasound
A Vascular Screening Ultrasound

3. ULTRASOUND MACHINE

4. ULTRASOUND IMAGING, ALSO CALLED ULTRASOUND SCANNING OR SONOGRAPHY, INVOLVES EXPOSING
PART OF THE BODY TO HIGH-FREQUENCY SOUND WAVES TO PRODUCE PICTURES OF THE INSIDE OF
THE BODY. ULTRASOUND EXAMS DO NOT USE IONIZING RADIATION (X-RAY).
BECAUSE ULTRASOUND IMAGESARE CAPTURED IN REAL-TIME, THEY CAN SHOW THE STRUCTURE AND
MOVEMENT OF THE BODY’S INTERNAL ORGANS, AS WELL AS BLOOD FLOWING THROUGH BLOOD
VESSELS.
ULTRASOUND IMAGING IS USUALLY A PAINLESS MEDICAL TEST THAT HELPS PHYSICIANS DIAGNOSE AND
TREAT MEDICAL CONDITIONS. CONVENTIONAL ULTRASOUND DISPLAYS THE IMAGES IN THIN, FLAT
SECTIONS OF THE BODY. A DOPPLER ULTRASOUND STUDY MAY BE PART OF
AN ULTRASOUNDEXAMINATION. DOPPLER ULTRASOUND IS A SPECIAL ULTRASOUND TECHNIQUE THAT
EVALUATES BLOOD AS IT FLOWS THROUGH A BLOOD VESSEL, INCLUDING THE BODY’S MAJOR ARTERIES
AND VEINS IN THE ABDOMEN, ARMS, LEGS AND NECK.

5. WHAT HAPPENS DURING AN ULTRASOUND

6. FOR MOST ULTRASOUND EXAMS, THE PATIENT IS POSITIONED LYING FACE-UP ON AN
EXAMINATION TABLE THAT CAN BE TILTED OR MOVED. A CLEAR GEL IS APPLIED TO THE AREA OF
THE BODY BEING STUDIED TO HELP THE TRANSDUCER MAKE SECURE CONTACT WITH THE BODY
AND ELIMINATE AIR POCKETS BETWEEN THE TRANSDUCER AND THE SKIN. THE SONOGRAPHER
(ULTRASOUND TECHNOLOGIST) THEN PRESSES THE TRANSDUCER FIRMLY AGAINST THE SKIN
AND SWEEPS IT BACK AND FORTH OVER THE AREA OF INTEREST.
DOPPLER SONOGRAPHY IS PERFORMED USING THE SAME TRANSDUCER.
WHEN THE EXAMINATION IS COMPLETE, THE PATIENT MAY BE ASKED TO DRESS AND WAIT
WHILE THE ULTRASOUND IMAGES ARE REVIEWED. HOWEVER, THE SONOGRAPHER IS OFTEN
ABLE TO REVIEW THE ULTRASOUND IMAGES IN REAL-TIME AS THEY ARE ACQUIRED AND THE
PATIENT CAN BE RELEASED IMMEDIATELY. MOST ULTRASOUND EXAMINATIONS ARE
COMPLETED WITHIN 30 MINUTES TO AN HOUR.

7. HYSTEROSONOGRAM
OBSTETRIC
PELVIC WITH TRANSVAGINAL
RENAL/BLADDER
TESTICULAR
THYROID
DOPPLER
MESENTERIC, PORTA-HEPATIC, AND RENAL ARTERIAL
VENOUS DOPPLER OF THE ARMS AND LEGS
CAROTID
LIVER TRANSPLANT, RENAL TRANSPLANT
TRANSCRANIAL DOPPLER
ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX (ABIS) – ARTERIAL LEGS
GROIN DOPPLER (POST HEART CATHETER)
VEIN MAPPING OF THE ARMS AND LEGS

8. PREPARING FOR AN ULTRASOUND

9. DO. YOU SHOULD WEAR COMFORTABLE, LOOSE-FITTING CLOTHING FOR YOUR
ULTRASOUND EXAM. YOU WILL NEED TO REMOVE ALL CLOTHING AND JEWELRY IN THE AREA TO
BE EXAMINED. YOU MAY BE ASKED TO WEAR A GOWN DURING THE PROCEDURE.
OTHER PREPARATION DEPENDS ON THE TYPE OF EXAMINATION YOU WILL HAVE. FOR SOME
SCANS YOUR DOCTOR MAY INSTRUCT YOU NOT TO EAT OR DRINK FOR AS MANY AS 12 HOURS
BEFORE YOUR APPOINTMENT. FOR OTHERS YOU MAY BE ASKED TO DRINK UP TO SIX GLASSES
OF WATER TWO HOURS PRIOR TO YOUR EXAM AND AVOID URINATING SO THAT YOUR BLADDER
IS FULL WHEN THE SCAN BEGINS.
EACH PREP HELPS THE TECHNOLOGIST GET THE BEST POSSIBLE IMAGES FOR REVIEW.
PLEASE SEE BELOW FOR SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS FOR EACH TEST.

10. NO PREP REQUIRED
BREAST
CAROTID DOPPLER
CRANIAL
TESTICULAR
TRANSCRANIAL DOPPLER
VENOUS DOPPLER
ABIS
NON-INVASIVE ARTERIAL TESTING OF THE ARMS
GROIN DOPPLER
VEIN MAPPING

11. AORTA
LIVER TRANSPLANT
MESENTERIC DOPPLER
PORTA-HEPATIC DOPPLER
RENAL ARTERIAL DOPPLER
RENAL TRANSPLANT
WATER PREP FOR THREE (3) EXAMS
- PELVIS OR OB ULTRASOUND: ONE AND ONE-HALF HOURS BEFORE THE EXAM, START
DRINKING 32 OUNCES OF WATER (ABOUT FOUR CUPS). COMPLETE DRINKING WATER ABOUT ONE HOUR
PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULED EXAM. DO NOT URINATE UNTIL AFTER THE TEST.
- RENAL ULTRASOUND: DRINK PLENTY OF CLEAR LIQUIDS THE DAY BEFORE THE EXAM. THE DAY OF
THE EXAM, DRINK 24 OUNCES (ABOUT THREE CUPS) OF WATER. COMPLETE DRINKING WATER ABOUT 30
MINUTES PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULED EXAM. DO NOT URINATE UNTIL AFTER THE TEST.

12. RESULTS OF YOUR ULTRASOUND

13. IMAGES FROM THE ULTRASOUND EXAM ARE REVIEWED AND INTERPRETED BY
A MEDCROSS RADIOLOGIST, WHO WILL DICTATE A REPORT, WHICH IS TRANSCRIBED
AND SENT TO THE HEALTHCARE PROVIDER WHO ORDERED THE EXAM.
THE SONOGRAPHER IS NOT ABLE TO RENDER A DIAGNOSIS BASED ON WHAT THEY SEE
IN THE EXAM ROOM. PATIENTS SHOULD CONTACT THEIR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER FOR
THE RESULTS OF THEIR ULTRASOUND EXAM.
A CD OF THE EXAM CAN BE BURNED AND KEPT AT THE FRONT DESK FOR PICKUP BY
THE PATIENT OR ORDERING CLINICIAN. PLEASE THE FRONT DESK FOR MORE
INFORMATION 770-476-3939.

14. A VASCULAR SCREENING ULTRASOUND

15. IMAGES FROM THE ULTRASOUND EXAM ARE REVIEWED AND INTERPRETED BY
A MEDCROSS RADIOLOGIST, WHO WILL DICTATE A REPORT, WHICH IS TRANSCRIBED
AND SENT TO THE HEALTHCARE PROVIDER WHO ORDERED THE EXAM.
THE SONOGRAPHER IS NOT ABLE TO RENDER A DIAGNOSIS BASED ON WHAT THEY SEE
IN THE EXAM ROOM. PATIENTS SHOULD CONTACT THEIR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER FOR
THE RESULTS OF THEIR ULTRASOUND EXAM.
A CD OF THE EXAM CAN BE BURNED AND KEPT AT THE FRONT DESK FOR PICKUP BY
THE PATIENT OR ORDERING CLINICIAN. PLEASE THE FRONT DESK FOR MORE
INFORMATION 770-476-3939.

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